Crash
by Charli XCX
  • Record Label: Atlantic
  • Release Date: Mar 18, 2022
User Score
8.6

Universal acclaim- based on 333 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 297 out of 333
  2. Mixed: 18 out of 333
  3. Negative: 18 out of 333
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  1. Anthony569
    Aug 1, 2023
    9
    I loved this album. The 80's inspired sound is so fun. I don't love it as much as How I'm Feeling Now, but it is still a solid album. My only skip would be the song Move Me. I felt the rhythm was a little bit off.
  2. brunoleonlo
    Apr 16, 2023
    8
    Making a pop record is not easy as it looks but Charli is an expert at making pop music, this album has a lot of club anthems and it shows that she was born to be a pop-star. 8 out of 10.
  3. hannahwashere
    Mar 30, 2023
    10
    CRASH is the pop album of 2022. The cast of featured artists and interpolations used on this album are masterful and really strengthen the project. So cohesive and fun from start to finish.
  4. patp
    Mar 2, 2023
    7
    Very nice dance album, pretty cohesive. Not perfect tho but with nice songs and bops.
  5. Akura-ou
    Feb 1, 2023
    9
    The just in sound are suits her better even if her previous album was good to me, this is just better. She just going to the main pop girl area and it's cool.
  6. aestheticmoon
    Dec 17, 2022
    8
    Fav(s) : Used To Know Me, Baby, Constant Repeat, Good Ones
    This album is amazing haven’t stopped listening to it! Definitely one of my favorite Charli XCX albums to date. The way this album was everything… absolutely no skips too.
  7. PEDROMFR
    Nov 27, 2022
    7
    Charli XCX shows how strong she can be in the pop field. Nevertheless, it's just not as good as it should be.
  8. Levybonitinho
    Nov 27, 2022
    10
    Tão essencial, tão original e tão único. Charli acertou em cheio ao fazer esse álbum, ela nunca perde a originalidade, mesmo em tempos do "t1k t0k" atrapalhando a indústria.
  9. codywayne
    Oct 16, 2022
    10
    Easily her best release since Pop 2. Totally misunderstood. (sorry I found Charli & How I'm Feeling Now mostly unlistenable. the new version of track 10 with Lizzo is basically unforgivable. I mean that is AWFUL).
  10. Dsros96
    Oct 5, 2022
    10
    Probably the album of the year & Charli XCX's best. Reminds me of Chromatica & Future Nostalgia but on its own way. A masterpiece.
  11. alencararthur
    Sep 26, 2022
    10
    The best álbum do the year . Charli is a amazing singer. Constant repeat is my favorite in the album
  12. diluteacid
    Aug 22, 2022
    10
    a misunderstood pop classic bringing in some of the best work from the previous eras it emulates what the artist is quite literally best at
  13. daniflag
    Aug 20, 2022
    7
    the best work of Charli's carreer, so great songs and visual of album artwork and style, so creative, not the perfect album but is on the way.
  14. PARTY4U
    Aug 20, 2022
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The album is a masterpiece, she basically said that pop is in her veins, Charli is amazing every song transmits a unique vibe from the iconic crash intro with its guitar solo, through Constant Repeat with the wonderful outro that makes you listen to the song in a loop, to the melodious twice that with those tropical rhythms makes you feel that you don't need to over think life and live it, she killed with this album.… Expand
  15. Alternisc1
    Aug 16, 2022
    10
    Album tout simplement incroyable ! Impossible de s'en lasser même après autant de mois et d'écoutes.
    Une pépite tout simplement
  16. dalsoslay
    Aug 15, 2022
    10
    Album of the year for me it’s amazing and does 100 things at once for me.
    THE CRASH META
  17. rrr_
    Aug 10, 2022
    8
    Great album with great visuals, good production, very experimental but also with a good potential to be loved by most;
  18. Kamoyayo
    Jul 31, 2022
    10
    This is your best album,and all the songs in the deluxe saved my life. It's Charli baby
  19. mermaidmermaid
    Jul 17, 2022
    8
    such an epic album full with energy and spirit . im really love this album love the combination between 80s pop and future pop . the only critic i can give is , have some song i wish had a long lyrics and no a loop chorus . BUT EVERYTHING JUST PERFECT
  20. FreddySam_
    Jul 15, 2022
    6
    Charli XCX, The queen of Infectious electropop music, is back with her next big full length LP "CRASH". With one of the more polarising rollouts for an album this year, due to the very lackluster and disappointing singles, I was still quite looking forward to this. I've always been hyped for music from her, ever since Pop 2. Her unmatched pop opus "Charli" has only grown to be one of myCharli XCX, The queen of Infectious electropop music, is back with her next big full length LP "CRASH". With one of the more polarising rollouts for an album this year, due to the very lackluster and disappointing singles, I was still quite looking forward to this. I've always been hyped for music from her, ever since Pop 2. Her unmatched pop opus "Charli" has only grown to be one of my favourite albums ever. But, what do I think about Crash?

    Well, I kinda enjoy it. The album still has that very infectious energy that the rest of her music really had, and the production here is really enjoyable too. The album starts off with one of the more stronger cuts, being the title track filled with some instantly catchy hooks and production and a ton of personality. Or the song "Baby" which is an absolute bop, with some fantastic production and engaging vocal performances. The song "Good Ones" features a very hard, bassy and thick beat with pulsing synthesizers that feel very full.

    But, other than that, Yeah. The album is home to some of the worst, weakest and blandest and unexciting material Charli has ever made. Let it be the very run of the mill, redo of Cry For You, being "Beg for you, or the very average production and unengaging performances on tracks like "Constant Repeat", "Move Me", or the track "Lightning" which might just be my least favourite work she's done since her earliest material, thanks to it's very thrown together production and bland vocal performance and awful processing.

    Overall, CRASH feels like a mixed bag that wants to push through the future and pay tribute to the past sonically, but falls completely short in a weird middle ground between these two sides.    … Expand
  21. joaotekiaware
    Jun 28, 2022
    10
    Crash it's going to hit you up with some groundge, deep and viscerous emotions. This is a result of someone pure who experienced some traumas and become a bad girl that still loves, but can be heartbreaker. Charli reveals her freedom as a woman in dance tracks wich talks about love and a wild life. The production it's captivating, nostalgic and at the same time, futuristic. The referencesCrash it's going to hit you up with some groundge, deep and viscerous emotions. This is a result of someone pure who experienced some traumas and become a bad girl that still loves, but can be heartbreaker. Charli reveals her freedom as a woman in dance tracks wich talks about love and a wild life. The production it's captivating, nostalgic and at the same time, futuristic. The references of 80s, the samples, the talent as composer (that's not new for Charli's listeners) made this album one of importants of 2022.… Expand
  22. Igor_J_F
    May 27, 2022
    8
    A good pop album, with a lot of high quality productions and sonority. Probably Charli’s best album!!! “Beg for you” it’s a powerful screaming collaboration between her and Rina Sawayama, and it’s probably the album’s best song together with “Good Ones”, which it could be easily the main pop song of the year if it had a good investment as a single :( . The thing that bothers me the most,A good pop album, with a lot of high quality productions and sonority. Probably Charli’s best album!!! “Beg for you” it’s a powerful screaming collaboration between her and Rina Sawayama, and it’s probably the album’s best song together with “Good Ones”, which it could be easily the main pop song of the year if it had a good investment as a single :( . The thing that bothers me the most, is the order of the tracks on the album, but taking it away, the album is amazing with a lot of good songs. Favorite songs : “Beg for you”, “Good ones”and “Move me”.… Expand
  23. marcoanlm
    May 17, 2022
    9
    CRASH RANKING
    1. good ones
    2. baby
    3. twice
    4. constant repeat
    5. used to know me
    6. new shapes
    7. move me
    8. what you think about me - bonus track
    9. how can i not know what i need right now - bonus track
    10. lightning
    11. sorry if i hurt you - bonus track
    12. every rule
    13. crash
    14. yuck
    15. beg for you
    16. selfish girl - bonus track
  24. Gilvpb
    May 11, 2022
    9
    The future queen of pop. Charli at her best. How this girl isn't was in the A list of pop I don't know.
  25. MrMarconyo
    Apr 18, 2022
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. One banger after another, while offering different styles of music, that still sound cohesive!… Expand
  26. ravjamin
    Apr 11, 2022
    10
    Pop perfection!! Production is amazing, vocals are serving, and all the songs are fun
  27. xharrisonc
    Apr 10, 2022
    10
    This album is great, a different direction for Charli and she rocks it so well.
  28. jakem1000
    Apr 9, 2022
    8
    Good. But no N1A/Pop 2.
    Highlights: Constant Repeat, Baby, What You Think About Me
  29. LISOCHIKOTOSA
    Apr 7, 2022
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Not as interesting as her previous releases but still has some nice collaborations. But i think futuristic Charli has done better work… Expand
  30. Victorlipa56
    Apr 7, 2022
    10
    Este nuevo álbum de charli xcx es una total maravilla ya que se ve presente el aspecto de vibras diferentes con ritmos que se quedan en la mente
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79

Generally favorable reviews - based on 21 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 18 out of 21
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 21
  3. Negative: 0 out of 21
  1. Variety
    Apr 1, 2022
    80
    So, whether she means “Crash,” as some sort of elaborate art joke or her most direct-ever (potentially) hit-filled work, Charl XCX is going out from her longtime label with a bang.
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  2. Resident Advisor
    Mar 30, 2022
    60
    Though not without its charms, the floundering moments of Crash suggests that Charli XCX may be most comfortable making subversive music.
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  3. Under The Radar
    Mar 25, 2022
    75
    Crash, while certainly not for everyone (what is?), is Charli XCX’s own translation of wounds—ahead of its time yet delivered somehow at the appropriate moment.
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