The resulting creative explosion yielded the 2016 Vroom Vroom EP, a polarizing but revolutionary release entirely produced by SOPHIE. The EP laid the groundwork for what would become XCX WORLD . The mission for the third album was clear: take the avant-garde, metallic synthesis of SOPHIE and A.G. Cook and polish it into an unstoppable, stadium-ready pop weapon. Enter Spike Stent: Polishing the Future
In the sprawling, chaotic, and ever-evolving universe of pop music, few stories are as shrouded in myth and mystery as that of Charli XCX’s legendary unreleased album, XCX World . To the uninitiated, it’s a ghost album—a collection of songs that was never officially released yet has achieved a cult status that rivals many of her official projects. To the Angels (as her devoted fanbase is called), it’s a holy grail, a “what could have been” that continues to haunt and inspire in equal measure. Charli XCX XCX WORLD -Spike Stent- - This Act...