“Brat and it’s completely different but also still brat”

Charli XCX

Joshua Kloss

Just when you thought Brat summer was over, Charli XCX has returned with another version of the album that overtook everyone’s summer 2024. The remix album released on Thursday Oct. 10, under the title “Brat and it’s completely different but also still brat.” Though the track list released only a couple of days before the album’s drop, fans and listeners were both unpleasantly and pleasantly surprised at the features and remixes.

Overall, Charli XCX stacks her album with a diverse and exciting range of artists to spice up the original “Brat” track list. Among such are alternative voices like Bon Iver on “I think about it all the time” and The Japanese House on “Apple,” and pop stars like Ariana Grande on “Sympathy is a knife” and Billie Eilish on “Guess.” 

After my initial listen, I was most drawn to tracks like “365” featuring Shygirl and “Club classics” featuring BB trickz, both of which sampled parts of the original “365” with energized, fresh beats, suggesting that the tracks were involved in more conversation with one another than on the original “Brat.” No matter how you feel about the lyrics of the features or the interpolated club beats, the remix album is one that will have you tapping your foot to the beat at the very least, if not full-on dancing. It’s sassy, it’s loud, and it’s brat — made for those who want to keep dancing with the energy of Brat summer all year long.