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 wonderful artists and happening tour all over the world. 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 telephone.
Charli’s world tour is in assist of her fifth studio album Crash, which was launched in March 2022. The file is entrancing, with wonderful collaborations with pop superstars like Rina Sawayama, Christine and the Queens and Caroline Polachek. On the file, Charli explores her concepts in regards to 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 certainly 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 celebration to this music. I believe there’s a fantastic 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 characteristic a digital efficiency in Stranger Issues’ Upside Down alongside 80s legends Delicate 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 Pageant, 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 among 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 option to have a good time their favourite present with ‘Stay From The Upside Down.’ I can’t wait for everybody to hitch 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 monitor, “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 have a good time. Now greater than ever, I believe it’s actually cool that events exist. My reveals are type of like events. They’re gigs, however they’re additionally type of for a motive. 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 Pageant Vogue
“If I’m attending a pageant, I maintain the make-up easy. I’m not one for glitter and sticking issues on my face. I wish to maintain it stylish. Perhaps simply shiny lids and a pure lip, after which simply go sweat and celebration and have enjoyable. I’m British and the UK festivals are very muddy and wet, so we’d at all times say Wellington Boots are important. Undecided in case you really want 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 intervening 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 really like everybody I collaborate with, in any other case, I wouldn’t collaborate with them. However I believe that the Vernon and A.G. Prepare dinner collab remix on “Beg For You” was notably 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 wish to collaborate. I’ve seen tweets and snippets of interviews the place he had spoken about my music and myself, which I assumed was actually candy and it was clearly honored that he’s into my music. So I type of felt prefer it was a protracted shot once I really reached out. I believe he completely killed the verse. I’m very completely happy that collaboration is in existence.”
On Her Followers
“They’re undoubtedly very witty and humorous. And I really like plenty of the [Charli XCX] meme accounts which are in existence. I really like the issues they submit. I’m reposting them plenty 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 undoubtedly 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. But it surely’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 traditional present. So yeah, all people ought to try, and to get a ticket, you simply need to go and seize a bag of Stranger Issues Doritos. There’s a bit of digital ticket in there. After which you’ll be able to come to the present just about, which will probably be tremendous scorching.”
This interview has been frivolously edited and condensed for readability.
