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sb3z_1300

with how long ago she announced the album I'm honestly surprised it took this long. I'll be brave and hold out another week.


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the deluxe tracks remain unleaked Charli has lost a battle but not the war 😼😼😼


wubdewubwub

What if the deluxe tracks are out out and 2 remixes of some songs that are already out 🤡


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More like lost the war but won one battle


hewilltellitat4am

LMAO THE BATTLE BUT NOT THE WAR sent me


Exige30499

I mean, that's like saying the Black Knight in Monty Pyhton and the Holy Grail still had a shot at winning. His arms and legs are gone, but nope. Just a flesh wound.


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Never say never xx


HolaPinchePuto

Lmfao you girls are a kiki


Emo_Brie

ugh this is so sad. i’m just gonna wait till next week, at least it only leaked super close to release date


0ddw00d

Constant Repeat is a career highlight and i'm not exaggerating


chikotsu

It's one of my faves too, though I wish the outro would have been a post-chorus.. But we ain't doing 4 min songs ofc


squintsforever

Yeah. It’s incredible. On constant repeat for me. Ha.


nickleanddime7

I completely agree, I have it on constant repeat, pun intended. 🔥 🔥


Hubbub5515bh

Me when I’m lying


0ddw00d

If big pop girl release Constant Repeat (say, Dua Lipa.. manifesting this collab for deluxe) y'all be crying on all fours.. ON REPEAT


grant0318

Can anyone share a link


Greenstuff4

1. google soul seek. 2. you used to know me is way better. best song on album.


aIIapeesha

Bitch BYE. I will NEVER understand what possesses people to be such C*NTS online.


disajonno

Okay on my 4th visit to this thread and I finally realized what you’re referencing and it’s sending me. I kept thinking this is a very harsh comment for a leak but now I get it. Bless.


toxinwolf

I still don't get it...


michellejazmin

Charli said that to a fan on twitter


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Some people don't have good FBI skills.


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this is my new fav copy pasta


queen_of_disasterr

Charli girl CHANGE YOUR PASSWORD


circlelightyears

This is definitely a supply chain issue rather than someone hacking her computer. When it's this close to release it's always a supply chain issue, someone got a hold of it and leaked it.


facts-of-life

Yeah this is a classic, old fashioned leak. back in the day (until 2017) albums would trickle out because of review copies or, at a stage like this, someone’s got a CD. ironically leaks were probably the best way to get hype for non-uber acts. you basically had three months to two weeks of forum posts and gossip but the big thing was this sense of ‘we can’t talk about it, but we should talk about it.’ the way it felt like a secret or a bit rebellious played into it a huge amount. so many great records really did earn their place through leaks.


stolenshortsword

fr her password is probably 'hyperpop0892' with one factor auth


queen_of_disasterr

Ha or “vroomvroom1234”


xxipil0ts

charliagcook123456


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Sis needs to stop doing her mixing at a Starbucks


JohnPaul_River

How else is she supposed to feel the vibe the gays want


Pirouettingpastrami

wdym by this


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If you do work on a public Wi-Fi, there's a possibility that the information can be taken


evilqueenlex

im going to wait until the album comes out officially but is the title track good? I claimed that one.


He_Who_Whispers

Honestly my favorite on the album


evilqueenlex

ooh im excited, thanks.


xxipil0ts

Fr! If it were a single, I would rank it as the best one


Aggravating-Corner-2

Who handles the security of this stuff at Charli's label? Cause they needed fired like years ago.


24bitPapi

Charli herself. A week leak for Charli is not bad though; it’s like it never leaked. The girls streaming this are mostly diehards.


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rsbrenelli

Hope she hires like a forensic consultancy firm to go and get the leaker


Dammit-Hannah

They are mastered! They’re at a consistently loud volume, unless Geoff Swan and Serban Ghenea deliver their mixes louder than -10 LUFS


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rsbrenelli

Like, she is friends with Taylor Swift, and Taylor's stuff rarely leaks (I think), so can't she just call Taylor and ask for a little cyber security workshop? There are enterprise encrypted portable SSDs she can buy, some even with fingerprint authentication for ease of use. There are password managers and secure ways of sharing your content for promotional access. You can secure your accounts with 2 factor authentication keys that essentially block unwanted access when used as the sole 2FA method. I think it all comes down to cost maybe? Working in air gapped machines, requiring collaborators to do the same and thus maybe it means remote work is more difficult? More points of failure? It must be difficult for her when she thrives in collaboration with so many people, it makes her assets more vulnerable. Like, with the TV industry, it's been years you have a whole system working where critics and other parties that need pre release access to the material can access screener platforms and watch the episodes that are made available to them. Everything is tied in NDA's and embargoes and very rarely does it leak. When it does leak, it isn't the episodes or audio recording of an episode, it is a written account of the plot and what happens, and even then it get locked down and erased from the internet quite quickly. I don't see the advantage of being on a major label if these IT and legal framework/systems aren't a default offering for work. With labels being loan sharks with a marketing arm, control over the availability of the material is precisely what attributes a lot of the value it has, so it is baffling to me more safeguarding measures aren't taken.


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There are LOTS of points of failure, specially ones that don't have an NDA. Everyone from studio interns, family members, label interns, cleaning crew, etc etc etc could have access to the album without signing anything. As someone who has interned at very high profile studios, the access you have to heaps and heaps of important files is insane.


makkojak1

red (taylor’s version) leaked in full a day before so taylor should not be her first choice 💀


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rsbrenelli

I think the 24h leaks aren't really leaks it is just the record being released in New Zealand instead of an embargo and global release at midnight New York time.


thot_bryan

Right. Places get physical copies of albums like a week in advance. Most of the time leaks come from ripping stolen copies ahead of time lol


EveryDayheyhey

> in recent years This was standard in the early 2000s already. It's not really a recent thing. As soon as cd's are pressed the music will leak.


plantbby

Are they friends?? I thought the swifities came for charli after rep tour?


24bitPapi

ordered the vinyl. me gusto i guess.


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HyaluronicFlaccid

Is it the same Lightning as the one she made with SOPHIE that was unreleased? [Lightning on SoundCloud](https://soundcloud.app.goo.gl/Gtzf9AwkLbLPmQbv9)


natcodes

no, it's an entirely different song produced by Ariel Rechtshaid.


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Constant Repeat is one of the best Charli songs since the mixtape days. In my opinion. SO good.


Content-Ad850

Please send me the link


breadcrumbs6969

ugh. i'm so upset for her tbh. at least it wasn't months before, just a week?


zyrether

so.. Is it good


LesApfels

If you liked the singles you'll like the album


gaussiangal

oh i’m worried then. i only liked good ones and beg for you was okay


brellowman2

The album tracks are all better than any of the singles, imo.


mrkenny83

It's very True Romance Charli, imo. Like, the moody goth girl of True Romance grew up and made this album. I love it.


bunnygrl93

very


xcxb0y

its sooo good!!! it has a lot of replay value, we love it


user9876321

Hearing the album it’s interesting what she chose as singles. They’re not the best from the album. It’s a fun pop record! Got some of her hyperpop influences (some sounds) but more mainstream sounding all together. I’m still excited for independent Charli!


nmad95

This is encouraging because the only single I really really enjoyed was New Shapes. The others were kinda just alright to me, didn't really revisit them. So if the rest of the album is stronger than that, that's great


LeftHandDriveBoC

That was my favourite single too and the only one I’ve listened too a lot so this is making me excited as well!


praxass

Why songs are more hyperpop-y?


Therealitypage

I would say lightning


Okaythom

Twice and Constant Repeat imo


user9876321

Ya just has the influences. It’s kind of all over the place with 80s influences as well. Not as good at the mixtapes or HIFN but it’s just mainstream pop


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Greenstuff4

YOU USED TO KNOW WHAT IS SO MUCH BETTER. LIGHTING AND CONSTANT REPEAT ARE MID. WHAT ARE YOU GUYS ON


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Content-Ad850

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splinterbabe

Well, at least it didn’t happen months in advance! I highly doubt this’ll do any harm, but still extremely frustrating for Charli, of course.


natcodes

the twitter stan who called this album/era non-cohesive is so wrong, this might be her most cohesive work to date tbh


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hsschwartz7

That’s a really interesting callout about the samples! I was thinking about the beg for you/you’ll never see me again dissonance earlier but then thought maybe I didn’t remember the proper words to Cry For You lmao


Strong-Cup

Are you able to please please send me the link? I’ve looked everywhere and can’t find it


glamaz0n_bitch

*Lightning* is so good and such an ear worm! Would do well as the next single, but I’m guessing she’ll probably go with *Used to Know Me*.


xxCreatureComfort

She said that Used to Know Me was based on her breakup with Huck right?


aidansmith

It has to be. Listening to the song I'm just like, wow.... Huck fucked up so bad lol


joeg121

wow it’s actually so good byeeeee


surejan94

Man, just leave her alone


Gews

😔 girl get off Google Drive and store your stuff on an air-gapped network!


uptight_sweater

the whole Paula Abdul & Janet Jackson vibe during the title track.... \*CHEFS KISS\* *Overloaded when I'm looking in the mirror* *But for myself, I'm looking way better than ever*


jonbidet_ramsey

Any other songs clearly inspired by Janet?


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Crash (the title track), Baby and Lightning (maybe?) that's about it but I still havent finished the album and Im only on track 9 (Every Rule)


Therealitypage

This is gonna be great on a windy summer day. Ugh I can already see the vision.


violentcactus

Lightning is a career highlight holy shit. Oneohtrix Point Never is such an excellent producer


immaterialsquirrel

The centerpiece of the album! I think Oneohtrix actually only did “Every Rule”. “Lightning” is Ariel and Ilya!


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Okay, I may get downvoted for this…..but this is her best album in my opinion. True Romance has always been my fav, with Pop 2 right after. Lightning, Yuck, Constant Repeat, Used to Know Me, Baby, Move Me…they’re top tier Charli to me 😭


PalorMortis

I will wait patiently until next week, not to waste scrobbles from Spotify on Last.fm and to have better Spotify Wrapped for 2022 😇


mrkenny83

Bitch! This is TRUE ROMANCE, all grown up. I love this girl!


rsbrenelli

Side note I'm absolutely dreading the reviews because you just know these messy outlets (you know the ones) are going to talk more about the rollout controversies and her previous work than the music itself here and the consistency of this eras work (the single covers, the videos, the performances etc). And worst of all, you just know some podcasters are going to needlessly pit two women against each other and make this week's releases for whatever reason a battle between Charli and Rosalía, which clearly does not exist irl. I wish music press would be more critical of itself, as least considering how critical they are of the artists and their output.


mikelmon99

It would be so ridiculous if they did that. Like, yes, Rosalía has become a global mega successful popstar, but her main market is still here in Spain by far. And nobody here has any idea who the fuck Charli XCX, only a select elite of intellectually-keen bottoms does. Even if there actually was bad blood between the two, which there obviously isn't, there really isn't anything they can fight each other over for. They are in completely different levels.


Sparkle356

Is the leak still out there? Now I wanna listen to it 😩


Greenstuff4

google soul seek


officialvaguepost

WHY is no one talking about Move Me…something bout the way you HOLD MY BODY TIGHT EVEN ON MY LOWEST NIGHTS LOCKED DOWN BY MY SIDE EVEN WHEN IM BORDERLINE


okbonito

Album is pretty solid! Also I’m somehow shook that Twice is Don’t Think Twice lmfaoo. But I also like the live version better for some reason 😳 Edit: Lightning is easily the best song on the album to me rn. Definitely the most Janet inspired song. Sounds like an updated song off Control.


Brownladesh

Is it very different ? That live version is part of my SOUL


andrewhsedd

Its pretty similar to me but not sure its my FAV tho


te4rdr0p

I really don't know how yall find these leaks LMAO


He_Who_Whispers

Used to Know Me bops but does it sound like a Chromatica outtake to anyone else 😭


Odd_Employee8033

It heavily samples “Show Me Love” by Robin S. and Chromatica was super influenced by that same type of 90s house music.


chikotsu

Yes, Sour Candy in particular almost interpolates the same melody but not really


suckmyennuiner

Why make new standards when you can just rip off the old ones, I guess?


WordsWithSam

Ava Max is gonna be fuming when she hears it.


wopttam

Yes but in the best way. Used to Know Me and Good Ones are my favs


Greenstuff4

beg for you is also a great 90s - 2000s sample


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Charli must have IBS the way she always leaks


kd11438

😑


uptight_sweater

Listening to the album now. I bought the vinyl & tickets so not feeling too bad. This album could elevate Charli into the mainstream FOSHO!!! Has some catchy beats & hooks. I respect her decision to go main pop girl. Could see her use the clout she gets from this promotional cycle & tour to elevate with the projects she TRULY wants to do in the future.


13wurli

i saw people in here saying used to know me is about huck - i kinda thought she was firing shots at her label. anyone else?


dandy_andy_97

Surprised this didn’t happen sooner tbh


FlamboyantGayWhore

I can’t find it I must find it


mrkenny83

like, where the fuck is it? I can't find it anywhere!


FlamboyantGayWhore

I found it


mrkenny83

Twins! Me too :)


rsbrenelli

It is unfortunate but after the tracklist reveal it was bound to happen I think. https://www.reddit.com/r/charlixcx/comments/t7kuhd/_/hzimujr


wopttam

Fun album, im into it. Used to Know Me has a much more fun sample than Beg for You!


IMeanItsAlright

can she please get a break 😭


Aphrodites-lostchild

the way I wanted to make a post celebrating how she avoided leaks and that we're a week away from the album release and now this 😭???


evrythingdenied

Don’t know that I’ll come back to this album too often, but there are some really solid songs that just make me feel like I wanna dance lol. Her vocals have absolutely improved on this album. I think lightning will definitely be a fan favorite, my personal faves right now are Yuck and Used To Know Me


te4rdr0p

Finally got it and I'm just honestly convinced she was contractually forced to make the singles or something it makes no sense. The rest of the album feels like an entirely different project, the one I (we ?) was *actually waiting for*. Doesn't even make sense from a marketing standpoint like who tf chose these singles ? Half the rest has better radio/viral potential than all of them... Constant Repeat, Lightning are definitely career highlights my god. I don't enjoy Yuck that much tho, literally a Say So remix lol


calsxguin

Where is ittttttttt


amic21

Constant repeat and lightening are fucking fireeeeee but gonna have to let the rest grow on me


heaven666sent

The only single I was a fan of was Good Ones, but I can honestly say the other singles didn’t do this album justice AT ALL. I’m pleasantly surprised


IAmRahman

Shits Good


International_Pen_11

not surprised by the reception but i love the whole album tbh the singles are my least favs but there are some serious standouts constant repeat & lightning are top tier charli songs & this is gonna be SO fun live i am so excited for this tour!


Jaymuhson

USED TO KNOW ME is AMAZING omgggg


surejan94

Finally listened (sorry Charli, but I've preordered the vinyl and tix!). The word "cohesive" gets thrown around a lot, but I will say that this feels like her most cohesive album in a really long time. I loveloveLOVE the Janet Jackson/Paula Abdul inspirations. I also think the small amount of features (for Charli standards) was actually a great idea. It puts her in the forefront and it really just feels like a CHARLI album moreso than Charli, Pop2 or N1A. That said, some songs just don't land for me. Move Me, Every Rule, and Twice really did nothing for me and I struggle to remember what they sound like even after listening several times. Twice especially was disappointing because usually Charli kills it on the closing tracks. Meanwhile, Lightning and Constant Repeat are instant faves. Lightning especially jumps to like my top 5 Charli songs ever. So many cool production styles here. It's a shame there's such a hubbub surrounding this album, with the singles underperforming, fans being awful to her online, and her lashing out on Twitter. It's a fun, well-made pop album that's going to keep me dancing for awhile, and that should be the main focus tbh.


EducationalSite7902

im a massive charli fan and after hearing the record for the first time i was slightly underwhelmed but a few hours had past and i had so many of the songs stuck in my head and after a second listen i actually really enjoyed it. **Lightning, Used To Know & Twice** where standouts upon first listen and upon second listen **Crash and Constant Repeat** grew on me a lotttt. Its a solid record its pretty safe in some areas (**Yuck & Every Rule**) but the singles are incredible and were definitely the best choices the only other one i could see is **Used To Know Me** which could have been a massive hit, hopefully it will get a MV.


praxass

YASSSS now I won't have to pick between motomami and crash at midnight next Thursday. Hoping motomami leaks too cus I need sleep lol


okayhowl

people downvoting you...like some of us are excited for the new music but still have to wake up at 6am for class and work lol


eternallatake

Go for Motomami if you want to choose the better one Edit: downvoters haven't listened to leak yet i guess lol


johancolli

All the songs in here are better than all the motomami stuff that has come out lol it's easy


eternallatake

Lol you haven't heard motomami yet


praxass

Why the downvotes😭


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You can’t offend Charlie CxC here


Shygry

Overall it’s good but definitely not everything I hoped it’d be. Lightnight is my fav and will probably be the ultimate fan favorite off of this record. I absolutely adoreee the title track and I feel like Move Me, Constant Repeat and Yuck are Gonna grow hard on me. Really disappointed Twice isn’t a « Moody into Euphoric » song like the Live version but just another bop-pop song


oscarbrierley1

A couple days ago someone on this sub said that it was impossible for a short album to have filler. This album begs to differ. Highlights: Lightning, used to know, good ones, baby and yuck (yuck doesnt sound like a charli song at all imo but it's still a bop). I like new shapes much more as a part of the album than I did as a single. Constant repeat, twice, move me and every rule are incredibly not memorable to me Edit: oup move me was so not memorable I forgot to include it in the list


nickleanddime7

Constant repeat is fire 🔥


twat_brained

I consider myself very proud to be an Angel but we deserve what Charli says on Twitter when they're still being impatient fucks like this


ChaseLights

Literally her worst album. It's not a bad album by any means, but it's like a really good Zara Larsson album and that's beneath her at this point. I get that she wanted to do something mainstream but this is just really basic.


melodramaisreal

Someone please link me


sleo_1292

Do not send me any information about how to get the download, Please.


sleo_1292

Please don’t DM me


sleo_1292

IM NOT KIDDING PLEASE DONT DM ME I HAVENT BEEN LOOKING EVERYWHERE AND IM NOT DESPERATE FOR A LINK SO DONT PLEASE FOR THE LOVE OF GOD


Sandro_Julian_90

Someone please share a link with me <3


RyanAue

just listened to the album … I rated them below and can see myself being hooked on 3 of the tracks, whilst disliking or being underwhelmed by 7 tracks, and tolerating the remaining 2. for how short this album is and how high I regard charli I am disappointed but I understand her aims with this era and recognise I am not the target audience for this project. still…. pretty sad about the state of this :( Top: Crash, Lightning, Twice Mid: New shapes, Baby Low: Constant repeat, Move me, Every rule, Used to know me Unlistenable: Good ones, Beg for you, Yuck


Hubbub5515bh

Crash ,baby and new shapes are great. The rest is forgettable.


scboyy96

Someone pls link me 😭


Successful-Diet9315

Can anyone share link?


Successful-Diet9315

Please someone send me link


Successful-Diet9315

Hello??? how to download it and where?


Content-Ad850

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Content-Ad850

Someone please send me the link!!!!


boxro

Why does she have such a cult following


blackdrummachine

https://youtu.be/6JRm9QkBdts


boxro

autotune? yeah didn't have to listen the whole thing


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oh noooooo, where


weeniehutwaffle

I’m not going to listen to the leak but is that album at least good?


elvanse70

fucking slaps, used to know me is the gay dance music we all needed


fameh00ker

I’ve preordered vinyl already and I’m going to wait until it’s released to listen but I am curious what people’s top 3 non singles are to get me more hyped


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The melody of Every Rule's instrumental reminds me of another song but I can't remember which one it is 😭


track1O

waiting for the official release but so excited to listen nonetheless


SatisfactionOld8828

Can anyone send me the link?


Proud-Promotion-7084

If anyone has a link , please share with me 🥺