Charli XCX unveils new album tracklist including David Cronenberg collaboration
By Carla Feric, Press Association Entertainment Reporter
Charli XCX has announced the tracklist for her upcoming record Music, Fashion, Film, which will include a collaboration with filmmaker David Cronenberg.
The chart topper, known for songs including Boom Clap, I Love It and her Brat album, which sparked a cultural phenomenon, has detailed the 11 songs from her seventh studio album, which will be released on July 24th.
Charli XCX, 33, posted a racy snap on Instagram on Tuesday to announce the news, holding a white T-shirt detailing the tracks over her seemingly nude body.
Beneath the post Charli XCX, whose real name is Charlotte Aitchison, gave the titles and lengths of each track on the eagerly-awaited album – which is 30 minutes long.
The Cambridge-born star told her 9.1 million fans that the tracks will be Card Declined, Camera, 2007, I’m Afraid, Yeah, Persona and Magic Metal Montana.
She said Canadian film director and screenwriter Cronenberg, renowned for work in sci-fi and horror genres, will feature on the final track titled No One Lasts Forever which is almost six minutes long.
The singer also posted a snap of herself sitting with Cronenberg in a music studio – which she said on her Instagram story was taken during a visit to Toronto to record their track together.
Cronenberg, 83, is famed for his “body horror” films such as The Fly (1986), which stars Jeff Goldblum as a brilliant scientist who is transformed into a grotesque creature after an experiment goes wrong.
The widely acclaimed filmmaker, producer and actor is also known for films such as Videodrome (1983), Scanners (1981), Dead Ringers (1988) and A History of Violence (2005).
Charli also posted on her story herself onstage, with the backdrop behind her edited to say “Cronenberg summer” – referencing the “Brat summer” trend which followed the release of her 2024 album of the same name.
The record launched a cultural moment and caused a frenzy on social media, which involved sultry fashion choices inspired by the green and black album cover.
She announced the album shortly after the release of her latest singles – Rock Music and SS26 – which were followed by accompanying B-side tracks only available on physical release and her dedicated Instagram account.
Charli unveiled the title and cover of her new record last month which features a black and white photo of musician John Cale, fashion designer Marc Jacobs and filmmaker Martin Scorsese – tying in with its three focal themes.
She released her latest single Wink Wink almost two weeks ago.
The new music follows her Wuthering Heights companion album to Emerald Fennell’s film of the same name earlier this year, as well as her film The Moment, a semi-fictional look at the release of Brat and the world tour that followed.
She has also appeared in other film projects this year including Pete Ohs’s Erupcja and Julia Jackman’s 100 Nights Of Hero.
Charli has had two UK number one singles and three number one albums, and is best known for tracks such as Boom Clap, Guess and I Love It with Swedish duo Icona Pop.