Song of the Week (Jul 26th — Aug 1st)
A new Charli XCX album has dropped, and the reception appears to be mixed, but I found it pretty good. It was still a close decision as NF season has provided even more songs to consider, so let’s take a look at yet another strong batch of songs.
“Music, Fashion, Film” suffered from a short length and quite a lot of its lyrics, but ultimately I found it to be a good little album, but considering how strong Charli’s past albums have been, it’s understandable why this one would be a little less beloved. Perhaps with time it will improve in people’s eyes, but for now I can at least give praise to a couple songs, such as “Camera”, “Yeah” and “No One Lasts Forever” (especially the outro which is very effective).
From the many NFs, highlights included “Acid Emotion” by Ayham, “Life Could Be Sweet” by Miss Madeline and Ayla D’lyla, “Dis-Moi” by Cannelle, “Scenic” by Whim Therapy and AZZZ, “Kitty” by Lana Scolaro (dumb but fun), “Plan” by Bejbe and “Cascate” by Sofia Ara. If that wasn’t enough, some newly released songs I enjoyed were “Afterlife” by Frost Children (when was the last week I didn’t mention them?), “Born To Lose” by Bea Miller and “Disco” by Kyra Machida.
But despite the latter two batches having a lot of quality, it felt like Charli’s week, and one songs did stand out quite a lot, that being…
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“2007”
Although way shorter than I would like, this is an insanely catchy song with the main hook being stuck in my head all week, and I especially like the vocals style used here, where it works much better than on other songs from the album.
The length does lend itself to replaying at least, which is definitely addictive, and even if it’s not a great record to have, “2007” has set the record for the shortest ever winner, beating “Sad Face” by Bryska which was five seconds longer.
This also marks the sixth winner by Charli, placing her in second only behind Magdalena Bay with… ten, so good luck catching up! Next week, with NF season winding down, it feels like time to return to some not so new albums, although next up is Slayyyter, and at the same time there is a brand new song from her which seems to be getting rave reviews… so we’ll see!
Check out the other winners here:
