Vroom Vroom (EP)
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Vroom Vroom (EP)
Vroom Vroom is the second extended play (EP) by English singer and songwriter Charli XCX, released on 26 February 2016 by Vroom Vroom Recordings. It features production work from Scottish producer Sophie.
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Pitchfork
Charli XCX's Vroom Vroom EP is pointedly uncommercial and abrasive.
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Rolling Stone
Her four-song Vroom Vroom EP is the perfect snack between 2014’s Sucker and her as-yet-untitled third LP.
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The Line of Best Fit
Vroom Vroom leaves a longer, more ultimately gratifying reverb and shows a determination in Charli to hone her craft on her own trippy terms.
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Pretty Much Amazing
Charli XCX’s collaborative EP with PC Music affiliated producer Sophie, is like watching a duel between a perfectly competent swordsman and a master with one good hand tied behind their back.
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Tiny Mix Tapes
Vroom Vroom offers a brief, appealing glimpse of a world manifest with characters, ideas, and feelings, all presented with a novel exposition.
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The Stanford Daily
On “Vroom Vroom,” Charli XCX demonstrates talent and intent as an artist, as she consistently has.
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The Edge
Charli XCX's new label and its eponymous EP send mainstream pop underground to an alarmingly enjoyable effect.
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The Sputnik Music
This really is a painful listen, and for her sake and that of the listener, the saving grace is that it’s only an E.P, as a full-length album would really go some way to damaging her career.
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Vada Magazine
For the length of its runtime, the EP makes you forget about everything bad around you.
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All Campus Radio Network
Although the lyrics aren’t as original as some might wish, Vroom Vroom perfectly reaches its goal in being a fun, catchy and addicting collection of tracks.
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Drowned in Sound
The flagship EP strips away the candy-hued catwalks and fist-pumping anthems that coloured XCX’s last LP, leaving booming beats, chopped-up voices, and a curtain of steam.
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The Current Shift
All 4 tracks on this EP all sound different to the predecessor.
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LSU Now
The “Vroom Vroom” EP only features four tracks, but what it lacks in quantity is made up for in quality.
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Sad Gay Guy
At the end of all this hooplah we have four songs, and they are somewhat of a mixed bag that don’t quite live up to expectations
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Cicabe's Ramblings
Lyrically, this is weak, and production-wise, it's cluttered and confused. There's only really one tolerable melody, but even that's squandered.
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Bearded Gentlemen Music
Go bump Vroom Vroom from your car speakers and then chase down the leading albums from the genres that influenced this record.
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Chatqyer
As a four track EP, there isn’t a dull moment. The production is sharp, her lyricism shines, and the respective styles of SOPHIE and Charli XCX blend seamlessly.
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The Gatepost
This set of tracks is the epitome of short and sweet.
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Itsmarcelj/On The Wavve
“Vroom Vroom” could make the most critical Charli XCX listener nod their head to the wild beat.
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Howl and Echoes
Vroom Vroom, bumps the sass up a thousand notches, honing in that punk aesthetic
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Fashion Journal
Vroom Vroom is potentially the most bonkers pop release of the year.
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Sam Warner
Vroom Vroom, much like the sound it describes, could be termed brief but startling.
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Vox Magazine
the fact that Vroom Vroom is inextricably messy is what makes it sort of great.
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Residential Advisor
At least when Aitchison stumbles, it's usually because she's trying something new. 3.1/5.
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Spin
The most exciting thing about Vroom Vroom is that it doesn’t actually feel like a bold new direction foreshadowing a major career left-turn for Charli. It just feels like her having a 12-minute laugh with a similarly brilliant collaborator.
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Forge Today
Smashing.
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The Needle Drop
Charli XCX and PC Music's SOPHIE team up for an awesome EP.
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LSU Reveille
Charli XCX 'Vroom Vroom' EP perfect lead-up to album.
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Daily UW
“Vroom Vroom” is a strikingly memorable, yet all-too-brief piece of pop music brilliance. Each song slays, and that is no understatement.
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Exclaim!
If the EP proves to be a one-off, it will remain a curiosity in Aitchison's discography, one of her many musical explorations. Yet, there's enough that works on Vroom Vroom to hope that it's the beginning of something much bigger. 6/10.
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The Gateway Online
Charli delivers big with the short track list.
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