Pop 2 [Mixtape]
by Charli XCX
  • Record Label: Atlantic
  • Release Date: Dec 15, 2017
Metascore
84

Universal acclaim - based on 8 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 8
  3. Negative: 0 out of 8
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  1. Pitchfork
    Dec 20, 2017
    84
    It’s not just the guest roster that sets Pop 2 so apart from the mainstream pop landscape, it’s the way these voices are integrated, making its 10 tracks feel less like a cool-kid curation project and more like a popping afterparty you’ve stumbled into.
  2. Consequence
    Dec 22, 2017
    83
    On Pop 2, her second mixtape of 2017, she digs even deeper into her music’s rough edges, exploiting its paradoxes, peeling back its layers, and having more fun while she’s at it than she’s ever had before.
  3. Q Magazine
    Jan 30, 2018
    80
    While it lacks the polish of a major pop album, it's not dulled by the overthought conservatism that might bring with it. [Mar 2018, p.115]
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  5. The Guardian
    Jan 4, 2018
    80
    The 10 tracks never stint on the basic stuff. There are big choruses and hooks amid the teeming sound, not least on Unlock It and Out of My Head, tracks that sound like hit singles from a slightly more adventurous, expansive alternate universe than the one the charts currently inhabit.
  6. Tiny Mix Tapes
    Dec 21, 2017
    80
    On Pop 2, Charli XCX returns for more profligacy, yet this time with a keener perspective recalibrated by the nuances of young adult maturity.
  7. New Musical Express (NME)
    Dec 20, 2017
    80
    Charli’s second mixtape of the year isn’t just about proving she’s more than your average pop star, but about her settling into her role as innovator, celebrator, and curator supreme.
  8. The 405
    Dec 20, 2017
    75
    With the exception of the chart beckoning 'Out of My head' with Tove Lo, every track here has the structure of subverted pop destined for the decades beyond.
  9. Exclaim
    Dec 20, 2017
    70
    Like the 6 God's "playlist," this mixtape has no higher purpose than to let its creators run wild, showcasing their prodigious talents with frequent moments of pop brilliance.

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8.9

Universal acclaim- based on 351 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 322 out of 351
  2. Mixed: 11 out of 351
  3. Negative: 18 out of 351
  1. ignorantdrugs
    Dec 22, 2017
    10
    Uno de los mejores MIxtapes del año, increíble de principio a final con excelentes sonidos y colaboraciones. Un trabajo que reflejaUno de los mejores MIxtapes del año, increíble de principio a final con excelentes sonidos y colaboraciones. Un trabajo que refleja excelentemente el potencial de Charli XCX como cantante y escritora, destacando la producción del mismo.… Full Review »
  2. folomohah
    Sep 6, 2019
    0
    So ugly, so boring, so trash the EP is futuristic and kinda synth sounding and some of the tracks did good for me but most of it felt like theSo ugly, so boring, so trash the EP is futuristic and kinda synth sounding and some of the tracks did good for me but most of it felt like the production is kind of awkward and… Full Review »
  3. LeadOxide
    Jan 29, 2018
    1
    I have no idea what all the hype is about surrounding Charli XCX. Every track on here sounds unfinished and rushed and she seemingly can'tI have no idea what all the hype is about surrounding Charli XCX. Every track on here sounds unfinished and rushed and she seemingly can't make a song on her own, she needs 2 features on every track. A classic example of unfinished, poorly crafted music being passed off as "experimental" and released as a mixtape rather than an album… Full Review »
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