Pop 2
| Charli XCX
Pop 2
Pop 2 is the fourth mixtape by English singer and songwriter Charli XCX, released on 15 December 2017 by Asylum Records. -Wikipedia
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Pitchfork
Charli XCX’s latest mixtape is a vision of what pop music could be, the sound of an eclectic, hyperreal future where romantic love is fun but fucked and partying is an emotional refuge.
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Consequence of Sound
The English singer-songwriter offers up irresistible artifacts in strange, beautiful places.
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The Guardian
With adventurous ideas, noisy thrills and eclectic guests, Charli XCX shows that cheesy pop can be truly creative.
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Crack Magazine
Her work was messy, it was dramatic and neurotic and aloof – it’s what we needed in this nosediving trashcan-cum-dumpster-fire of a year.
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NME
The pop star finds freedom in innovation on her second mixtape of 2017.
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USCD Guardian
Charli hangs up her pure-pop coat and dons the grim trench of robo-chic, infusing “Pop 2” with a newfound gruffness.
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Soul Feeder Web
With Pop 2, Charli XCX pushes her work—and the genre—in a daring new direction.
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Renowned for Sound
Pop 2 is the second mixtape that Charli XCX has released this year, too much if you ask me.
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Golden Plec
As the title suggests, ‘Pop 2’ transports its listeners to a totally new pop stratosphere.
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Rolling Stone
Her first official LP in five years gathers a fluid global dream team for a wild, joyously bummed-out set of avant-pop bangers.
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Heart Eyes Magazine
Look out for Charli in the future, because she will not stop altering and innovating pop music anytime soon.
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Tiny Mix Tapes
The result is mixed bag, with the album’s industrial moments more engrossing by virtue of their immediacy and the more human elements of the production turning into a slog if left alone for too long.
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Vice
Cemented Charli as one of the most genuinely interesting, innovative and thoughtful artists in pop.
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Spectrum Culture
It’s hard to think of another recent pop album that writhes, squirms and splinters like this one.
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MuuMuse
'Pop 2': Charli XCX Auto-Tunes Out the Demons & Proves Herself to Be the Ultimate Curator of Cool.
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NPR
Emphasizes Collaboration And Emotion.
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Financial Times
The singer reunites with producer AG Cook for a mixtape with a surrealist pop aesthetic.
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Dork
‘Pop 2’ is the latest step in Charli XCX’s quest to complete music.
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Plugged In
The 25-year-old English singer incorporates Auto-Tune, '80s synth-pop sounds and pounding bass as she sings about parties, heartbreak and all the messy stuff that comes in between.
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Exclaim!
Charli XCX, aka Charlotte Aitchison, redeems the genre's newfound critical appreciation while continuing to flout her peers' more populist ambitions.
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Spectrum Pulse
If you haven't gotten on board with Charli XCX's mixtapes, this is a fine place to get onboard, and I think you'll wind up surprised how much you enjoy it - check it out!
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Nouse
It's a mess, sure, but for once I feel like this is pop music made by a human as opposed to a focus group in the form of a supermodel. Pop that is fun and cheesy can be unique and inventive, and Charli XCX is leading the way in a new wave of pop music.
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Badger Herald
The English pop star’s latest release is the start of a new trend.
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Vocal Media
A “Slept On” Masterpiece.
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Newsday
Charli XCX looks to the future.
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We Plug Good Music
Pop 2 is a futuristic disco that’s got a heart of gold, glitter and diamonds.
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Press Play OK
There is one way we could just sum up Charli XCX‘s POP 2 mixtape, and that is to say: Charli, baby, what is you doing?
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Uproxx
Pop 2 can feel like gleefully hopping between temporal slipstreams, experiencing slivers of popular music’s past, present, and presumptive future until they congeal into one mind-melding experience.
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Aphoristic Album Reviews
There’s plenty of fascinating, experimental yet accessible pop music on Pop 2.
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High Clouds
Charli XCX‘s “Pop 2” is more interesting than satisfying but is still enough to keep her as one of the most promising acts of our time.
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The Needle Drop
Pop 2 is another welcome collaboration between Charli XCX and the PC Music camp.
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The Inquirer
Her second mixtape of 2017 may be her best collection yet, as well as her weirdest.
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PPcorn
On Pop 2, Charli is freed from the constraints of pop music and she uses the mixtape to give a huge platform fascinating artists who certainly are not getting radio play.
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Panther Now
With “Pop 2” it has shown that Charli has not only grown but proved she is a versatile and knowledgeable artist in any field she experiments with.
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411 Mania
When PC Music and Maximalism seemed set to fade from view, she saw untapped potential: combining the genre’s harsh Day-Glo edges with her garish braggadocio and the blurry haze of trap.
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Out Loud Culture
This mixtape isn’t just about Charli XCX, no it’s more about the vision of what pop music is going to be.
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Positively Underground
Charli XCX charges up her batteries with ease and sets her sights on the tron-like neon violence of the future.
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Immortal Reviews
Pop 2 is largely just average or even less, not really defining what she is clearly capable of doing. It's a shame, but it's better some great ideas are shared than none.
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Interview Magazine
CHARLI XCX’S POP 2 IS CRIMINALLY UNDERRATED.
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