2024 has been dubbed the year of “kids,” and rightly so, as Charli XCX’s sixth studio album has invaded our minds, our radios, and our politics. Since its release on June 7, the album has accumulated over 1.5 billion streams on Spotify and received critical acclaim, currently ranking at number one Metacriticisms the most critically acclaimed album of the year. The album’s songs sparked cultural movements, with fans around the world flaunting their “kid” clothes and doing viral “kid” TikTok dances.

Former Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris also adopted many of the album’s funky, distinct aesthetic to fuel her campaign for the White House. Its online platform, Kamala HQtook inspiration from the minimalist cover of “Brat” to create his profile photo on his many social platforms After Charli XCX is now famous job that “Kamala IS a kid.»

After the success of “Brat,” it would be reasonable for Charli XCX to take a break from music, relax, and enjoy her success. So why would she go back into the studio to re-release “Brat?” » The answer lies in his ambition and dedication to music. In an Instagram caption, Charli explain“I’ve always had a bit of a problem with songs that come out and are cemented as one thing for eternity…. I think songs are infinite and have the potential to continually be broken down, reworked, modified, transformed, mutilated into something completely unrecognizable. That’s what I wanted to do with this record…”

Charli’s quote perfectly sums up the state of mind with which we must approach “Kid and it’s completely different but also still kid”. The remix album, released on October 11, is a complete overhaul of the original “brat.” This forces the listener to divorce the two albums and evaluate the remix as a standalone piece, not an offshoot of the original album. If you’re expecting the same feeling you got when you first listened to “brat”, you won’t get it.

What distinguished “brat” was his party side, his rave-adjacent energy. The remix album is a deflated version of “brat”, with only a few tracks retaining the party energy of the original. However, that doesn’t mean the remix album is a letdown or disappointment: the albums simply try to achieve different goals.

The production of this project is the star of the show. It captures listeners’ attention in a way that is almost more unique and unexpected than the original. Right down to the hooks of each song, production takes precedence over melodic patterns in the transmission of the music.

The structure of the songs we liked differed from what you’d expect from a generic pop album. Track #2, “Club classics featuring Bb trickz,” begins with unconventional and unexpected distortion, but is followed by careful but intense production. “365 featuring shygirl” is another song that follows this model of disruptive excellence; it’s a crazy experience but an undeniable success. “Everything is Romantic with Caroline Polachek” takes a completely different production approach than its previous release. The song’s production style becomes much slower and more Jersey Club-like. Caroline Polachek, the featured artist, blends seamlessly into the overall sound of the track, her voice adding a haunting yet seductive layer.

Aside from this remix album’s pre-released hits like “Girl, so confusing remix featuring Lorde” and “Guess featuring Billie Eilish”, there are other notable tracks worth listening to.

Songs that don’t impress are characterized by poor production. They seemed uninteresting, even skippable at times, and the song’s peaks just weren’t peaks. Some parts also seemed choppy, as if they were rushed in the studio. If they had been more dynamic or more thoughtful, they certainly would have hit the mark. The ones from the remix album that we would categorize as the weakest are: “360 with Robyn and Yung Lean”, “So I with Ag Cook”, “I Might Say Something Stupid with the 1975 and Jon Hopkins”, ” I think about all that.” time with bon iver” and “Apple with the Japanese house”.

“360 with Robyn & Yung Lean” and “So I with Ag Cook” fell flat and maintained a disjointed pace. For example, it seemed that “360 with Robyn & Yung Lean” had the same beat as the original “360”, but the lyrics were replaced with unpolished lyrics. These last songs were not dynamic and did not leave a lasting impression.

Even though the remix album and the original “brat” album try to achieve different goals, there are definitely weaker songs on the remix album. So, it’s safe to say that Charli put together a remix album as the “brat” summer began to wind down, in order to maintain revenue from streams and sales of the “brat” brand. If this is true, Charli has definitely succeeded. The album reached number three on the Billboard 200 with 105,000 units sold and reached number one on the chart. Official UK Albums Chart.

With its ups and downs, certain aspects of “Brat and it’s completely different but also still a kid” are certain; it’s experimental, daring and unpredictable. Charli’s simple decision to follow up her success with a re-release is bold and shows the artist’s desire to be creative and push the boundaries of music. We can’t wait to see what Charli XCX does next, and we anticipate more innovative hits.