Nadie vio venir esto: Charli XCX al rescate del rock
El disco de guitarras de la estrella del pop divide a los críticos y plantea la duda sobre si la británica caricaturiza al género o lo reivindica
In December 2024, amidst the frenzy surrounding Brat, Charli XCX's sixth studio album, the British star made some peculiar remarks at the Variety's Hitmaker of the Year awards. During the event, where she received the Artist of the Year award, she admitted to drinking a lot of champagne and thanked producers and collaborators. After expressing gratitude, she declared, "The first Velvet Underground album is the apex of art" and spent a minute explaining her thoughts.
She referred to The Velvet Underground & Nico (1967) and appeared to be praising it out of context, as Brat, the award-winning album, encourages a night of clubbing with neon lights far removed from the psychedelic atmosphere of the Velvet's debut with Warhol's iconic banana cover. Now, a year and a half later, we know that during that speech, despite the alcohol-induced aromas, Charli XCX was laying the groundwork for her next move: a rock album.
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