• Record Label: Atlantic
  • Release Date: May 15, 2020
User Score
8.6

Universal acclaim- based on 424 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Negative: 29 out of 424
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  1. May 16, 2020
    10
    A bright light in this dark world. Charli xcx has given us one of the most explosive and introspective pop albums of the century. it feels like everything she has worked up to this point in it's most perfect form. Every single sound, every single moment, every single lyric has a purpose and is executed masterfully. The album cover and lack of features perfectly exemplify the isolation andA bright light in this dark world. Charli xcx has given us one of the most explosive and introspective pop albums of the century. it feels like everything she has worked up to this point in it's most perfect form. Every single sound, every single moment, every single lyric has a purpose and is executed masterfully. The album cover and lack of features perfectly exemplify the isolation and loneliness which are only furthered by a masterfully craftsmanship in the songs themselves. Everyone who worked on this album deserves so much praise. Expand
  2. May 15, 2020
    10
    She did it again, special for those who want to listen to futuristic pop.
    it is a mixture of what charli represents, very particular sounds of his career are specifically in an album with illumination to the unknown and make the creation of this new era more beautiful
  3. May 15, 2020
    10
    Charli has grown so much as an artist in the past few years and she really realized who she wanted to be as an artist after she discover PC music, this album is way more experimental than the self titled and more cohesive that the 2 last mixtapes so this might be her best album yet.
  4. May 15, 2020
    10
    Charli having made this album in just 1 month and at such a difficult time, just shows how talented and hardworking she is. I am very proud of her and this work. Whether you like it or not, XCX is one of the most original and avant-garde artists of recent times
  5. May 15, 2020
    10
    The fact that she made this in only 5 weeks shows how much of a pop powerhouse Charli truly is.
  6. May 15, 2020
    8
    Charli isn't going back.
    she's permanently evolving and going even further from the norm boom and clap
    to the next level Charli of cyborg chants and glitches.
  7. May 15, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. MEU DEUS, como vc foi perspicaz minha filha, que álbum perfeito, vc é TUDO Charli xcx Expand
  8. May 15, 2020
    10
    Gostei demais, a sonoridade do álbum me conectou demais, me representa muito nesses últimos dias também. Perfeita
  9. May 15, 2020
    10
    Charli understands who she is as an artist and she constantly proves that by evolving. Nobody does what she does. That's powerful! "How I'm feeling now" shows how she's pushing herself to a next level.
  10. May 15, 2020
    10
    She have made this incredible album in 5 weeks what a queen and detonate is soo good
  11. May 17, 2020
    9
    Emotional bangers that are sometimes slightly underwritten. Another great effort from Charles xbox!
  12. May 18, 2020
    10
    Album of the year
    Cant wait for the grammys
  13. May 15, 2020
    10
    Charli is amazing . Her best album . I love how is so incredible . I love it
  14. May 15, 2020
    10
    E essa cachorra não cansa de SERVIR mesmo!
    É a princesa do pop. Não adianta, manos.
  15. May 15, 2020
    10
    Everything that Charli has ever made was building up to this masterpiece. I love it!
  16. May 15, 2020
    10
    charli xcx michael jackson de calcinha!!! charli xcx michael jackson de calcinha!!!
  17. May 15, 2020
    10
    Mais um projeto repleto de autenticidade, indo desde escrita à produção. Mais uma vez entregando um projeto coeso, superando todas as minhas expectativas, até mesmo por se tratar de produções caseiras. E a Charli faz TUDO MAIS UMA vez
  18. May 15, 2020
    10
    Her best album to date. The production is chefs kisssssss. She. did. THAT! Period.
  19. Oct 1, 2020
    8
    i owe charli my life for releasing such a fun album during these times.... like the cover art and some of the songs and honestly the album as a whole may not be the best according to charli standards,, but the way she built this out of nothing and so swiftly and saved us from a trash year...

    how i’m feeling now has a handful of VERY good songs!! some of these go real **** hard!!! but as
    i owe charli my life for releasing such a fun album during these times.... like the cover art and some of the songs and honestly the album as a whole may not be the best according to charli standards,, but the way she built this out of nothing and so swiftly and saved us from a trash year...

    how i’m feeling now has a handful of VERY good songs!! some of these go real **** hard!!! but as a whole this is not a pop2.... and honestly i wasn’t expecting that according to the conditions under which it was made....

    but for a 1/2 month project this is a really good and fun mixtape!! full of new and very interesting sounds and lyrics strongly referring to the times we’re living right now.

    fav song: anthems
    least fav: i finally understand
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  20. May 15, 2020
    9
    She's about to do what she's about to do - and she's about to show what the girls should have did!
  21. May 15, 2020
    10
    Charli is always pushing the boundaries of pop and with this album being made in less than a month we can see a true artist being able to be experimental but able to deliver a body of work that’s outstanding, cohesive and beautiful.
  22. May 15, 2020
    10
    Greatest of all time I love this album so much and I can’t believe she made it in 1 month man LEGENDARY!!!!!
  23. May 15, 2020
    10
    This album is a complete collection of great songs. As a fan, it is so wonderful that we made part of this. Charli is a brave genius.
  24. May 15, 2020
    10
    O álbum tá simplesmente PERFEITO TACA STREAM NA LENDA CHARLI XCX I LOVE YOU
  25. May 15, 2020
    10
    She keep trying to do her best, and she DO IT! This album was made in 6 weeks, and she shows a raw and unique and proud Charli XCX.
  26. Dec 1, 2020
    8
    Charli XCX's "how i'm feeling now" is the best quarantine anthem.

    Favorite tracks: pink diamond, forever, claws, detonate, anthems, visions
    Least favorite tracks: c2.0
  27. May 15, 2020
    10
    charli xcx is a force to be reckoned with. this album is absolute perfection. i cannot get enough of it, it has been on loop for the entire day. it is next level and everything about it is just beautiful. and she made this album in 5-6 weeks while in quarantine, which just proves my point. my top 3 songs on the album include forever, visions, and c2.0.
  28. May 15, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. this album is a masterpiece and cements charli xcx yet again as the savior of pop. when we needed her most she stepped up to the plate and delivered Expand
  29. May 15, 2020
    10
    Incrível ela ter feito essa obra de arte em praticamente um mês!! Charli, AG e Dylan Brady, não tinha como dar errado.
  30. May 15, 2020
    10
    she ate that... my favorite would probably be c2.0. it's giving very much electronic pop excellence
Metascore
82

Universal acclaim - based on 18 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 17 out of 18
  2. Negative: 0 out of 18
  1. Oct 19, 2023
    85
    While how i’m feeling now is by no means Charli’s most genre-pushing work, nor an indication of the creative potential she has left, it will be remembered as a quintessential 2020 album—not just because of its unique recording constraints, but because of the passion, authenticity and work ethic interwoven in every fuzzy beat and every sprightly, lovelorn lilt of Charli’s most intimate vocal work to date.
  2. Oct 19, 2023
    80
    If these songs are more off the cuff than before, nothing here sounds unprofessional. Some lyrics have not exactly been sweated-over – “I love you forever, even when we’re not together,” goes Forever – but they chime with people feeling acutely separated from loved ones.
  3. May 29, 2020
    80
    While not life-altering, how i’m feeling now is fun, fast and thoroughly listenable. It’s absorbing as a document from a strange period, and its diaristic, vloggy aspects provide an intriguing peek into artistry under pressure.