Moments in love charli xcx sample6/18/2023 ![]() “I work for 15 minutes, or until I’m really enjoying the mix and think it is sounding good, and at that point I will step out of my studio and take a 10‑15 minute break. My initial mix process is very fast I get to where I want to be relatively quickly. But you need that self‑doubt! It’s integral to making sure your mix is the best it can be. “My mantra for mixing is that it consists of two hours of good work and then eight hours of self‑doubt. I just can’t stop playing this song I’m kind of obsessed with it.Geoff Swan gave up a successful studio business to become an assistant engineer - a risk which paid off with Charli XCX’s number one album, Crash. I always play it when I’m driving around LA. It’s one of the most sexy and sleazy songs I’ve heard in my life. "This song’s off of Caramel, an album I’ve had on repeat for the whole year. I’m always forever blown away by it."Ĭonnan Mockasin, " I’m The Man That Will Find You" There aren’t many songs that can make me react like that. ’All is Full of Love’ is brilliantly emotional and epic. Those notes she hits at the end, it does something to me. "This song sends shivers down my spine it almost always makes me cry, especially when I listen to it on a plane. The melodies in this song are so incredible, and I feel like they subconsciously inspired me a lot." It’s the only CD we had in the car, so I heard it every morning for two or three years on repeat. My mother used to play me this song when we drove to school every day. "They’re a 1970’s California band with great haircuts. When I hear this song, it makes think of the color purple or a bright blue gatorade color." It’s one of the most beautiful songs I’ve ever heard, even thought I don’t think it’s intentionally beautiful. "The production and chords in this song are so incredible that it takes me to another place. It makes me feel really cool, and I guess that’s why I like it." In this song, which has ’60s element, she strings together incredible words in a talk-rap style. She has pink hair and makes really clever, intelligent pop music. ![]() But there’s also an uncomfortable element to it that I like as well-it’s very on the line." I like things that are on the line of ’so wrong, it’s right.’ This song makes me feel sexy it makes me want to have sex. I can’t figure out if Serge is an evil mastermind or a hero, and that’s why I like him. "For my new album, I’ve been very inspired by sex, and I think this is definitely the sexiest song of all time. Jane Birkin/Serge Gainsbourg, " Je t’aime…Moi Non Plus" ![]() The song has this very stupid, dumb quality about it, and I think it’s so hooky." Is it possible to say it sounds new and old at the same time? Basically, ’Money’ is timeless. It’s one of those songs that reflects the past, but sounds like the future. "The moment this song starts, it feels iconic-nothing else sounds like it. I listen to this song before I go on stage, and it always makes me feel free." I also love the singer Annabella Lwin, how she was 15 years old and punk as fuck. That’s my favorite thing about pop music, when a song is so dumb that it’s clever ’I Want Candy’ is a perfect example of that. "I cover this song quite a lot-I’m really into dumb, hook-y choruses. "I just can’t wait to play it live I’m gonna make people sweat." With "Boom Clap" all over the radio, and a brand new single ("Break the Rules") out, GQ caught up with Charli XCX to hear about the tracks that blew her mind, including the Björk song that makes her cry, the Bow Wow Wow hit that sets her free, and the Serge Gainsbourg classic that gets her in the mood. "For my new album, Sucker, I’ve been very inspired by sex," she said, having listened to lots of sweet, deceptively provocative songs from France’s yé-yé pop movement in the ’60s. While "Fancy" dominated the Billboard Top 40 for 19 weeks, Charli XCX began penning her next set of undoubtedly catchy choruses. To write something like that, you’ve got to be pretty damn smart. "That’s my favorite thing about pop music, when a song is so dumb that it’s clever." In many ways, ’dumb’ is the element that makes certain lyrics burrow into our heads without realizing why or how. "I’m really into dumb, hook-y choruses," the UK-based singer told GQ. And yet, when you’re singing it, none of that matters: It’s baller, catchy as hell, and insanely fun. It’s the total opposite of the fast lane. and Tokyo is about 11 hours across the Pacific Ocean. In the chorus of Iggy Azalea’s "Fancy"-2014’s most played song-Charli XCX sings, "I’m so fancy / You already know / I’m in the fast lane / From L.A. ![]()
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