Charli XCX — Brat (CS)

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Charli XCX’s sixth studio album, Brat, draws influence from the 2000s English rave music scene, with a more aggressive club sound than her previous album, Crash (2022). Brat debuted at #3 on the US Billboard 200, becoming her highest-charting album in the US. It was nominated for the Mercury Prize.

The lime green cover art with the title in a simple Arial font was designed by New York City-based studio Special Offer, Inc. Charlie said, “I wanted to go with an offensive, off-trend shade of green to trigger the idea of something being wrong. I’d like for us to question our expectations of pop culture — why are some things considered good and acceptable, and some things deemed bad? I’m interested in the narratives behind that and I want to provoke people. I’m not doing things to be nice.”

Released: 6/7/24