After BRAT and Wuthering Heights, we could only wait to see what surprise Charli XCX had next — and today she delivers exactly that with new single Rock Music. Co-written with longtime collaborator A.G. Cook, the track leans into its title with a deliberate, distorted edge, but there’s that familiar BRAT heartbeat — hyperpop with its mascara running.
Rock Music hones in on Charli’s signature knack for combining pop immediacy with the most relevant names in the business. The accompanying music video, directed by long-time collaborator Aidan Zamiri, strips things back into stark black-and-white grunge, a visual attitude that mirrors the track’s rawer sonic direction. The result doesn’t abandon her recent era, but fractures it into something louder and rougher, teasing what’s still to come.
