Charli XCX Addresses “Rock Music” Discourse

Charli XCX's much-hyped pivot back to rock music, "Rock Music," has sparked some strong reactions, including here in the Stereogum extended universe. Though my colleague Margaret Farrell seemed smitten when she posted the song last Friday, none of the rest of our staff seems that enthused. People in our Discord server mostly hated it, and Stereogum contributor Eli Enis declared that it must be a joke, a self-destructive maneuver to burn off part of her fan base after the near-universal adulation...