
what was brat??? | Charli XCX Discussion + Analysis (w/ Harper Thomson)
🎧 This week on "I’ve Been Meaning to Listen To That", we review "brat" by Charli XCX with special guest Harper Thomson! 🟩 🎤 Co-Hosts: Andrew Ambrose Lee, Michael Limentato, Stenley Philippe, Harper Thomson 🎙 🔑 Key Topics:
• What is brat? Were the hosts of this lovely podcast enjoying a brat summer, or were they on the outside looking in? Is there a less "grandma" way to ask these questions?
• Did the "Kamala IS Brat" tweet cost us the election?
• The recurring themes of mirrors and cameras in songs like “Apple,” “360,” and “I Might Say Something Stupid”—how they reveal self-perception through others’ eyes.
• Does Charli XCX's half-Asian heritage add a new layer of meaning to the song "Apple?"
• Plus, Michael announces his retirement from the podcast by reading a poem from former Charli XCX collaborator Iggy Azaelea!
Don’t miss this deep dive into Charli XCX’s brat! 🍏
TIMESTAMPS
0:00 cold open
0:56 theme song
1:35 introduction + Michael’s retirement announcement
7:00 preconceived notions of Charli XCX
19:23 were we having a brat summer?
23:26 what is Brat?
24:52 themes
43:17 highlights
1:05:15 lowlights
1:09:40 stray observations
1:17:41 final thoughts and ratings
1:20:46 goodbye Michael
SOURCES:
It’s Charli XCX’s world and we’re just living in it: a timeline of ‘Brat’ summer so far by NME
https://www.nme.com/features/music-features/charli-xcx-brat-summer-timeline-highs-lows-3777880
What to know about 'brat summer,' the trend taking over pop culture and politics
https://www.today.com/popculture/music/what-is-brat-summer-charli-xcx-rcna163061
“Brat and it’s completely different but also still brat” Pitchfork Review by Shaad D’Souza
“Brat” Pitchfork Review By Meaghan Garvey
https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/charli-xcx-brat/
Tasteless Masterpiece- “Brat” by Charli XCX by @Professorskye
https://youtu.be/Ao_l602Wn2o?si=Rhk76ghe2nUknjq_
Kanye is the most successful Performance Artist of All Time: A Professor Skye Video Essay
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A9UPkb9508c&t=370s
Charli XCX Brat review by Dakota West Foss
https://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/88675/Charli-XCX-Brat/
Charli xcx: The BRAT Interview | Apple Music
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LgBMFg7ZgJw&t=2674s
Charli XCX 'BRAT' Confessions While Taking You Through A Day In Her Life | Billboard Cover
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f3bTe5YUgc4
‘BRAT’ UNFILTERED: CHARLI XCX ON HOW SHE STOLE THE SUMMER (AND WORKED IT OUT WITH LORDE ON THE REMIX) by Kristin Robinson
https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/charli-xcx-brat-billboard-cover-story-interview-1235732025/
Creature From the Brat Lagoon by Brock Colyar
https://www.vulture.com/article/charli-xcx-interview-brat-summer-fall-kamala-harris.html
PATREON SUPPORTERS:
Sean Wilkinson
Samuel Lee
Stenley Philippe
Tanner Richard Craft
Jon Butts
Kiersten Nickels
Carissa Zaffiro
Peter Lee
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Cover Art by Megan Rika Young (Twitter: @meganrika Instagram: @meganrika)
Theme Song by OTNES (Twitter: @mxotnes Instagram: @mxotnes)
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