{"id":1855,"date":"2025-05-27T12:00:52","date_gmt":"2025-05-27T12:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dialog-komunikacije.hr\/en\/?p=1855"},"modified":"2025-05-27T12:04:02","modified_gmt":"2025-05-27T12:04:02","slug":"went-my-own-way-and-i-made-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dialog-komunikacije.hr\/en\/went-my-own-way-and-i-made-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Went My Own Way And I Made It"},"content":{"rendered":"

When I hit play on Brat<\/em> in my home office on June 7, 2024, I didn\u2019t expect to be witnessing the start of a cultural moment, or the rise of a full-blown superstar. Suddenly, neon green felt endearing, and through her experimental dance-pop sound, Charli XCX captured everything gnawing at a generation in its late twenties and early thirties: the tug-of-war between chasing youth on dark dancefloors and grappling with everyday anxiety, questions about starting a family, all while trying to stay present enough to notice the beauty in the mundane.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve followed Charli\u2019s work for years, but this album hit differently. Almost overnight, the world finally got<\/em> Charli. Arial Narrow, neon green, chaotic party energy\u2014 and an artist who\u2019s been around since 2008 was suddenly selling out venues and dominating feeds. And she did it with a record that broke the rules: visually jarring, sonically radical, thematically intimate. It almost felt like she wasn\u2019t even trying<\/em> to make it – and that\u2019s exactly why she did.<\/p>\n

Who is Charli XCX?<\/span><\/h4>\n

Charli started releasing music at just 14, uploading tracks to MySpace and playing London raves (with her parents in tow). She hit the mainstream radar with vocals on I Love It<\/em> (Icona Pop) and Fancy<\/em> with Iggy Azalea, but she stayed in the background: writing hits, collaborating with big names, rarely front and center. After a short stint in the pop spotlight (Boom Clap<\/em>), she leaned into hyperpop and glitch aesthetics, built a loyal niche fanbase, and embraced the fact that she wasn\u2019t for everyone. And that\u2019s exactly what made her interesting.<\/p>\n

And Then Came Brat<\/em>\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n

After years as a cult favorite, Charli dropped her sixth album, Brat<\/em>, in June 2024 and it instantly landed a sky-high 9.7 rating on Metacritic. But this time, the mainstream came to her<\/em>. Ironically, it seemed like she wasn\u2019t even trying: no glossy campaign, visuals that intentionally rejected polish, and a sound that didn\u2019t chase any current trends.<\/p>\n

Charli never looked or acted like a conventional pop star: she\u2019s unfiltered, impulsive, subversive. Her brand wasn\u2019t crafted in an agency, but built over time through a consistent, deeply personal narrative. So when the spotlight finally hit, the world had to catch up. Charli was a party girl long before that was cool, it’s just that now everyone suddenly wanted to party with her.<\/p>\n

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\u266c Club classics – Charli xcx<\/a> <\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n