Charli XCX has spoken about her viral “kamala IS brat” publish, and what she anticipated would occur after sharing these three phrases on X (previously Twitter).
In a brand new interview with New York Journal, the ‘Brat‘ singer opened up the publish, which got here following Joe Biden’s endorsement of Kamala Harris within the 2024 US presidential race. The tweet went viral and was adopted by Harris’s marketing campaign crew, resulting in an odd collision of worlds when CNN tried to elucidate the idea of ‘Brat’, reside on air.
“To be on the suitable aspect of democracy, the suitable aspect of ladies’s rights, is vastly necessary to me,” the singer defined. “I’m glad to assist to stop democracy from failing ceaselessly.
kamala IS brat
— Charli (@charli_xcx) July 22, 2024
“I clearly knew what I used to be doing,” she continued, although added that she didn’t anticipate the immense response to the tweet. “Did I believe me speaking about being a messy bitch and, like, partying and needing a Bic lighter and a pack of Marlboro Lights would find yourself on CNN? No.”
XCX additionally mentioned that she doesn’t need to be “a political artist”. “I’m not Bob Dylan, and I’ve by no means pretended to be. My music will not be political. All the things I do in my life feeds again into my artwork. All the things I say, put on, assume, get pleasure from – all of it funnels again into my artwork. Politics doesn’t feed my artwork.”
Elsewhere in her chat, Charli XCX additionally revealed that she has been working within the studio alongside the likes of Bon Iver and Danielle Haim. Talking to the outlet, she mentioned that the night time previous to their chat, she had spent within the studio with the ‘Skinny Love’ hitmaker and the center sister of the Haim group.
She additionally revealed {that a} “full-length different undertaking,” is within the works, nonetheless, she didn’t verify if it will be a remix album. “However it’s undoubtedly within the bratosphere, so to talk,” she mentioned.
In a four-star assessment of ‘Brat’, NME wrote: “All of it paints an image of who XCX is in 2024. Rising pains, grief and aching doubts come alongside self-confidence, celebration and the information of the place XCX holds within the musical panorama – certainly, she kicks off ‘360’ with the figuring out: “I went my very own method and I made it / I’m your favorite reference child”.
“With ‘Brat’, XCX demonstrates that going her personal method will at all times sound fairly good.”
