With all the fuss over the new Taylor Swift single yesterday, the fact that Charli XCX also has a new single out soon drifted under many a radar.
Which is pretty apt really.
Despite a brilliant debut album – 2013’s ‘True Romance’ – that followed
a string of singles, it wasn’t until her feature on Iggy Azalea’s Fancy earlier this year (plus her own current
single Boom Clap) that Charli XCX has
garnered mainstream attention. All
radars are now firmly aimed towards her forthcoming album ‘Sucker’ released in
October.
Break The Rules is
everything you would expect from a Charli XCX single, which is what makes it great. Punk-pop aesthetic; youthful, anthemic, shouty
chorus; glorious mix of guitars and synths; and a “na na na” hook. Ironically for the song title, she’s become
the master of her own template largely set out by her hit with Icona Pop, I Love It.
The rebellious Break The Rules
is bound to thrust her even further into the limelight - let’s hope she can follow it up with an
equally successful (but more rule-breaking) album.
4/5
Listen: Break The
Rules will feature on ‘Sucker’, released on October 21st.
