Charli XCX Admits Lying About Finished Album as July Release Followed Brat
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Updated · bbc.co.uk · Aug 5
Charli XCX Admits Lying About Finished Album as July Release Followed Brat
3 articles · Updated · bbc.co.uk · Aug 5
Summary
Charli XCX told BBC Radio 1 she had "pretty much" finished Music, Fashion, Film when she previously claimed she had not started making new music.
The singer said she kept the album secret because she already knew her Reading and Leeds appearance would center on the new record, which was released in July.
Josh Moss, a publicist cited by BBC Newsbeat, said artists often withhold early details to sustain attention through a carefully planned, drip-fed album rollout.
At BBC Maida Vale, Charli performed 4 tracks and said assembling the cover image featuring John Cale, Marc Jacobs and Martin Scorsese went down to the day-before deadline.
The album arrives after Brat became a cultural phenomenon, and Charli said its sound was designed as a deliberate opposite to that breakout record.