But I didn't.
I am, however, a fan of hers on Facebook, and I was discussing with other fans who were bemoaning the end of True Romance-era Charli, calling songs like "Fancy" and "Boom Clap" a "different kind of creative." Others shouted down that comment, but I agreed. Evolution isn't necessarily bad. Sucker - her upcoming album - will be poppier but solid. We had already heard the sugary "Boom Clap" (which is also on the new album) and the pop/EDM of "Superlove" )which is also presumably on this album - Charli said that it was there last year, but it isn't on the pre-announced track list, which I find odd). So we are looking at a more mainstream pop record. So I thought.
I wish I had heard "Break The Rules" first. This song here is why I never should have posted "Boom Clap". This should have been the big hit song, not that. But this could be a big hit song. I'm hoping this is a big hit song. This song reminds me of the great "Nuclear Seasons" - dark and punky, while retaining its pop edge. By the way, that song will be your #1 suggestion at the end of this video. Thanks, YouTube!
Back to this song..... so far this and others I have heard from Sucker (NOT named "Boom Clap") really have a straight-ahead rock feel - very Runaways-inspired. This song is what I think what we would hear if Joan Jett discovered EDM.
Also, she quite famously cannot dance. Any number of live performances of "Fancy" should have told you that. Or the first 30 seconds of the "What I Like" video. This video leaves no doubts. Just check out her moves on the top of that bus. Or this live performance of the song..... which I'd like to add sounds really good even without all the effects on Charli's voice....
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