Charli XCX’s Ever-Evolving Pop

Popcast

The New York Times

Music Interviews, Music Commentary, Music

3.6 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 30 March 2022

⏱️ 46 minutes

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The singer and songwriter’s career has inspired dance parties as well as spirited conversations about her ambitions and aesthetic innovations. Guests: Hazel Cills and Shaad D’Souza.

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0:00.0	Welcome to The New York Times Popcast, your statue honoring music using criticism.
0:05.0	I'm your guest host, Karen Gantz.
0:07.0	You know I go and say, every time you have to catch a flight,
0:12.0	we cannot take you to the airport.
0:17.0	Make out under the weather lights.
0:21.0	Put your lips on my lips.
0:24.0	I'll remain.
0:25.0	We were just listening to Begg for you by Charlie XCX featuring Rina Sylliamma.
0:30.0	That's one of the singles from Charlie's latest album Crash, which is what brings us all here today.
0:35.0	You will notice that I am not John Caremonica, who was on Book Leave.
0:38.0	I am his editor sitting in and I am joined by Hazel Sills, an editor at NPR Music, formerly of Jezebel.
0:44.0	Hello Hazel.
0:45.0	Hi, thanks for having me.
0:47.0	And Shad Susa, a freelance contributor to pitchfork, the fader, paper, and others calling in from,
0:52.0	I believe, a 15-hour time difference.
0:54.0	Hello.
0:55.0	Hi.
0:56.0	Where are you, actually?
0:57.0	I'm in Melbourne, Australia.
0:59.0	Well, I really appreciate you.
1:01.0	I presume waking up early, I'm not going to do the math.
1:04.0	But before we get super deep into present Charlie, I just want to do a very brief primer for people who might be less familiar with her.
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