This interview was initially printed on Could 22, 2022, and has been up to date.
Charli XCX is doing higher than ever—right here and in different dimensions. The British songwriter has had fairly a 12 months with the discharge of her new album, collaborating with superb artists and happening tour world wide. She’s simply completed the U.S. leg of her tour and is wrapping up her run in Europe as she catches up with StyleCaster over the cellphone.
Charli’s world tour is in help of her fifth studio album Crash, which was launched in March 2022. The file is entrancing, with superb collaborations with pop superstars like Rina Sawayama, Christine and the Queens and Caroline Polachek. On the file, Charli explores her concepts concerning the pop trade—together with the exhausting results it has on the ladies who’re at its forefront. Songs like “Good Ones” and “Used to Know Me” additionally examine what it means to interrupt free from the constraints of relationships and search one’s finest potential in all areas of life. “I believe this present file is unquestionably about energy and energy constructs inside relationships after which inside your self,” Charli tells StyleCaster. “However I nonetheless need followers to have the ability to social gathering to this music. I believe there’s an ideal soundtrack to events on this album.”
Earlier than her tour wraps, Charli can be celebrating Crash with new collaborations. She’s unleashing her music in a Doritos live performance on June 23, 2022, which can function a digital efficiency in Stranger Issues’ Upside Down alongside 80s legends Gentle Cell, The Go-Gos and Corey Hart. The story goes that the three iconic bands have been on the best way to the Doritos Music Competition, however have been transported to a different dimension and by no means made it. Now, they’re again and able to carry out alongside Charli XCX simply in time for the discharge of Stranger Issues season 4 on Netflix.
Now greater than ever, I believe it’s actually cool that events exist.
“It’s one factor to have the ability to share my music with my followers however having the chance to carry out alongside a few of the most iconic bands and singers is actually one thing out of this world,” Charli shared with StyleCaster in a press launch. “Doritos is doing one thing actually cool by giving Stranger Issues followers a brand new approach to rejoice their favourite present with ‘Dwell From The Upside Down.’ I can’t wait for everybody to affix us for this live performance!”
Up forward, Charli talks to StyleCaster about her favourite memes from followers, partying and her iconic collaborations—together with her 2022 observe, “Beg For You,” with SEVENTEEN’s Vernon.
On Partying
“Communal areas and events are locations the place folks collect collectively to play music loud and dance and rejoice. Now greater than ever, I believe it’s actually cool that events exist. My reveals are form of like events. They’re gigs, however they’re additionally form of for a cause. It simply feels extra euphoric than ever, post-pandemic. In order that’s actually cool and one thing that I’m very grateful to have again in my life.”
On Competition Trend
“If I’m attending a pageant, I preserve the make-up easy. I’m not one for glitter and sticking issues on my face. I prefer to preserve it stylish. Possibly simply shiny lids and a pure lip, after which simply go sweat and social gathering and have enjoyable. I’m British and the UK festivals are very muddy and wet, so we’d all the time say Wellington Boots are important. Undecided in case you really need these for a lot of festivals within the US. So in that case, I’d simply say a very sturdy, good shoulder bag or bum bag. Do you guys [Americans] name these fanny packs? I believe you do, yeah. One among my favourite manufacturers in the mean time is Marc Jacobs’ new line, Heaven. I additionally simply love good classic humorous t-shirts.”
I’ve a very distinctive and good reference to my fanbase.
On Collaborating with SEVENTEEN’s Vernon
“I like everybody I collaborate with, in any other case, I wouldn’t collaborate with them. However I believe that the Vernon and A.G. Cook dinner collab remix on “Beg For You” was significantly distinctive as a result of it got here from Twitter and it simply occurred actually shortly. I really feel like folks on-line began speaking, and made it clear that they want to collaborate. I’ve seen tweets and snippets of interviews the place he had spoken about my music and myself, which I believed was actually candy and it was clearly honored that he’s into my music. So I form of felt prefer it was a protracted shot after I truly reached out. I believe he completely killed the verse. I’m very blissful that collaboration is in existence.”
On Her Followers
“They’re positively very witty and humorous. And I like a variety of the [Charli XCX] meme accounts which can be in existence. I like the issues they put up. I’m reposting them a variety of the time and it’s cool. I’ve a very distinctive and good reference to my fanbase. I do genuinely really feel like we get one another and I really feel very supported by them. They’re superior, they usually have nice style.”
On Performing within the Upside Down
“That is positively a really particular present. It’s fairly a brief look for me, and I’m doing certainly one of my very own songs, and I’m additionally doing a collaboration with one of many different artists who’re on the invoice. You even have to attend and see to tune in to the precise present on June twenty third to seek out out who that’s. However it’s very cool and it’s very iconic. The entire thing goes to be actually enjoyable and simply actually totally different as a result of we’re not acting on a stage. We’re performing inside the Upside-Down, which is a really totally different setting from a standard present. So yeah, everyone ought to take a look at, and to get a ticket, you simply must go and seize a bag of Stranger Issues Doritos. There’s a little bit digital ticket in there. After which you may come to the present just about, which will likely be tremendous sizzling.”
This interview has been flippantly edited and condensed for readability.