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Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

The Hoya

Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

The Hoya

Charli XCX Plays the Charts Game with ‘Crash’— and Wins

Charli XCX Plays the Charts Game with ‘Crash’— and Wins

By Emily Smith March 30, 2022

★★★★☆ In her final album under Atlantic Records, “Crash,” Charli XCX makes an ambitious attempt to reintegrate into traditional pop music in the English singer’s own distinct musical...

Charli XCX Paves Way for Future of Pop on Charli

Charli XCX Paves Way for Future of Pop on ‘Charli’

By Timothy McNulty September 19, 2019

★★★★☆ British pop singer Charli XCX mixes authentically human emotion with nonhuman, digital sounds to electrifying success on her latest album “Charli.” The project sees Charli return...

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Album Review: ‘Number 1 Angel’

By Jane Mikus March 24, 2017

★★★☆☆ Listeners might recognize her as the featured artist on a number of pop tracks that once dominated the charts. She sang on “I Love It” by Icona Pop and Iggy Azalea’s “Fancy,”...

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Charli XCXs new album Sucker successfully delivers the techno, dance floor-crazed music that first brought her fame.

Album Review: ‘Sucker’

By Madison Stingray January 16, 2015

★★★★☆ Charli XCX’s new album “Sucker” is a party in itself, filled to the brim with wild sounds and a thriving beat reminiscent of the disco era, but at times it just feels like the...

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Charli XCX combined a magnetic stage presence with a strong, feminist message at the 9:30 Club concert.

Concert Review: ‘Charli XCX’

By Jessica Tannenbaum October 10, 2014

★★★★☆ With a “Boom Clap,” Charli XCX has recently thundered into the top-50 pop charts. From this summer’s mega-hit “Fancy” to her contribution to Icona Pop’s feisty “I Love...

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