05/25/2026
The narrative of identity dissonance in ās post-Brat era.
I made a vid abt how āRock Musicā was Charli breaking the fourth wall of her āmockumentaryā The Moment. Now she steps through the screen in āSS26,ā to sit in the theater sheās built and watch what she created unfold alongside the rest of us.
After a massive album that built sm cultural capital and momentum, it makes sense that any artist would examine the weight of it all ā and that the answers (or lack thereof) would influence the next move. Part of Charliās brilliance is continuing to air out her personal interrogation of celebrity and artistry in the art itself, making it part of the musicās narrative so that we continue to experience the Brat arc, and live through not only The Moment but what happens after it ends.
Also side theory / hope is that Charli keeps leveraging and celebrating the music video medium in this new era. SS26 is an earworm fs but itās the video that really drives home the meta auteurism. Obv makes sense for an artist whoās increasingly involved in cinema these days, but also bring back mtv know what I mean ???
Song ID:
SS26 - Charli XCX
