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. THYN1990
    Mar 18, 2022
    8
    CHARLI MERECE TODO O NOSSO RESPEITO. QUAIS SERÃO OS PROXIMOS PASSOS DESSA ESTRELA
    ? NÃO SEI, MAS ELA ESTÁ INDO BEM.
  2. All_ButTrU4
    Mar 18, 2022
    7
    Crash:7.8

    Charli xcx has been great at capturing a mood and riding for the feeling. I should've kept faith even as the slew of singles failed to stick and instead felt Charli xcx imitations but now the full body of work is out I can say it left the exact same imprint Caprisongs left earlier this year,meaning an artist commonly known for reinventing and grasping new sounds is leaning    Crash:7.8

    Charli xcx has been great at capturing a mood and riding for the feeling. I should've kept faith even as the slew of singles failed to stick and instead felt Charli xcx imitations but now the full body of work is out I can say it left the exact same imprint Caprisongs left earlier this year,meaning an artist commonly known for reinventing and grasping new sounds is leaning towards a pop inclined accessibility. Despite her marketed and self proclaimed "sell out era" CRASH is anything but! It's a heady adrenaline rush of pop gems sequenced with admirable care. Even in the space of the record CRASH lead singles still stand as it's weakest tracks although the background of the full track list makes them appeal more than they had. "Constant Repeat " is a thrilling almost 80's inspired admission of not being able to move on,it like the title suggests repeats with an almost coy but desperate observation of not being forgotten. The Rina inspired "Beg for you" is a club ready banger I appreciate more now. It's such a shameless bop so is the synths heavy "new shapes " that denies permanent truths but given it is followed by "good ones" goes to show reality hit sooner than we thought. There title track is a Janet Jackson wonder child that despite listing it's own self destructive or toxic tendencies it pulses with a self assured confidence that they're only like that because they aren't afraid to crash. There is not a bad song on here like the electric" baby" sounds like a sweaty workout on the dance floor and I went from hearing it's single once and being bored to repeating. "Baby" has a confidence we last saw on "next level charli" in 2019. But my two favorites come when charli channels her past selves around long standing "True Romance " era producer's like Ariel R,like on the album pinnacle " Lightening " which comes down with a near perfect critique of the parasitic dependency between pop stars and their fandoms and it's truly elevated when the production (like the album title already suggests) crashes into itself, falling together and apart with nearly visible sparks of electricity. Truly phenomenal stuff here closed off by the repetitive bliss of "twice" that seeming breaks in two towards the end as if charli is floating away at the end of the world and given how fantastic the record was you'll be happy to go with her.    … Expand
  3. SimonXCX
    Mar 18, 2022
    10
    Excellent album. Cohesive, fun, the songs don’t sound the same! It’s incredible. Must listen
  4. dj0nes_
    Mar 18, 2022
    10
    Great, cohesive pop album from the ultimate pop star herself. Constant Repeat, Twice and Move Me are favourites, with the latter sounding like a more mature track from the True Romance era.
  5. cassiogrande
    Mar 18, 2022
    10
    Esse albúm é incrível do ínicio ao fim, a transição das faixas, as batidas, o pop que eu sentia falta, te amo charli.
  6. macstar
    Mar 18, 2022
    10
    Charli XCX did what had to be done. This is a really strong pop album. AOTY!
  7. Joffreychvlr
    Mar 18, 2022
    10
    INCROYABLE ARTISTE album incroyable. my car is ready to crash..............
  8. lhmr
    Mar 18, 2022
    10
    One of her best albums, she once again served a masterpiece by redefining the pop music codes, and all of this coming along with a powerful tribute to her close friend SOPHIE. Congrats Charli, you did great with this last album with Atlantic
  9. zebadonk69
    Mar 18, 2022
    10
    another day another slay periodt!
    Very cohesive, my top 3 are lightning, crash and move me.
  10. SmashingReviews
    Mar 18, 2022
    4
    If there was someone that would take the 80's synth-pop revival, that has recently become a trend, and make something great out of it, that person would be Charli. And we actually got that with tracks like "Crash" and "Good Ones". But the album isn't full synth-pop, instead it's a mix of that, classic Charli's hyperpop, and sometimes modern pop production. It's a mess, and not a good oneIf there was someone that would take the 80's synth-pop revival, that has recently become a trend, and make something great out of it, that person would be Charli. And we actually got that with tracks like "Crash" and "Good Ones". But the album isn't full synth-pop, instead it's a mix of that, classic Charli's hyperpop, and sometimes modern pop production. It's a mess, and not a good one I'm afraid. I was left feeling the album lacked a real identity. Lyrically, Charli has adopted since the start of her career simple and naive lyrics that would better compliment her hyperpop style, sometimes it feels right because it's funny and sincere, but in this album half of the time it doesn't feel anything but bad and cringy.… Expand
  11. renatvera
    Mar 18, 2022
    10
    La forma en que Charli se involucra de lleno en cada trabajo que hace, simplemente brillante, pop en su máximo esplendor, bops y baladas pop a los 80', jugando siempre con los sintetizadores, autotune, mezclando todo su mundo para dar un increíble álbum.
    La intensidad con la que canta, su propósito de ser una verdadera estrella pop en este su último álbum con su sello discográfico.
    No hay    La forma en que Charli se involucra de lleno en cada trabajo que hace, simplemente brillante, pop en su máximo esplendor, bops y baladas pop a los 80', jugando siempre con los sintetizadores, autotune, mezclando todo su mundo para dar un increíble álbum.
    La intensidad con la que canta, su propósito de ser una verdadera estrella pop en este su último álbum con su sello discográfico.
    No hay manera de describir esta joya pop creada por Charli XCX en este 2022.
    Beg for you, Good Ones & Used to know Me Canciones claves del álbum.    … Expand
  12. Amogetswe17
    Mar 18, 2022
    10
    TALENTED , BRILLIANTED , SPECTACULAR , NEVER BEEN DONE BEFORE , THE POWER THAT THAT HAS ! Her best album I fear.
  13. xbadblood
    Mar 18, 2022
    10
    Não era de se esperar menos! O álbum é coerente e as músicas vão se encaixando. Sem falar de todo trabalho visual que a Charli vem fazendo nessa era.
  14. edwinsarpong2
    Mar 18, 2022
    10
    Crash might be her best since pop 2! Love this album. Go on Charli get your grammy nominations you deserve it sis!
  15. OedipeRoi
    Mar 18, 2022
    10
    Once again, she raisin the bar for us all. Since 2012, Charli has become a pop scientist singing facts
  16. Wanesta
    Mar 18, 2022
    9
    After creating new boundaries in pop music and slowly becoming the mainstream queen of "heavy pop", or more commonly known as "PC pop" with her last studio album and her more recent homemade mixtape, Charli decided to take another road on Crash: the one of the reinvention through an 80s-bloody-bimbo driven by vengeance and nostalgia mixed with clear (and voluntary) Janet JacksonAfter creating new boundaries in pop music and slowly becoming the mainstream queen of "heavy pop", or more commonly known as "PC pop" with her last studio album and her more recent homemade mixtape, Charli decided to take another road on Crash: the one of the reinvention through an 80s-bloody-bimbo driven by vengeance and nostalgia mixed with clear (and voluntary) Janet Jackson influences. Although it might not be as closely-tighted and precise like her recent predecessors, it's still a brilliant follow-up and hold a proud candle over the halls of Charli's discography. Honorable mention to Lightning, a new staple in her career, followed by the title track, Yuck, Twice, New Shapes, Beg For It.… Collapse
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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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