Charli XCX Debuts Music Fashion Film Songs in Brooklyn
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- Charli XCX debuted three unreleased tracks—'Playboy Bunny,' 'SS26,' and 'Camera'—live for the first time at a Brooklyn show, marking the first performance of Music, Fashion, Film material.
- Charli XCX performed the unreleased song 'Take Away the Music' and closed the set with 'Wink Wink' and 'Rock Music,' signaling a thematic pivot from her Brat tour, where only 'Apple' was played.
- Underscores, Kim Petras, and Clairo made guest appearances during the concert, with each joining XCX for collaborative performances of 'Music,' 'Jeep,' and 'Sofia,' respectively.
- Charli XCX will release Music, Fashion, Film on July 24, following two small gigs in Brooklyn and London before headlining Lollapalooza on July 31 and launching a full tour in September.
- Charli XCX rejected the label of making a 'rock album' in her recent Rolling Stone cover story, emphasizing that genre is not a binary concept and that the new music reflects her collaborative work with A. G. Cook and Finn Keane.
Why it matters: The intimate debut of *Music, Fashion, Film* tracks signals a deliberate artistic shift from the Brat era, with XCX asserting creative control over genre definitions. This reframing ahead of a major festival run and album release could shape audience expectations and critical reception, especially as she distances the new work from reductive categorization.
