Essay
Breaking: Charli XCX’s *Alone Together*—5 Years of Pop Evolution
Charli XCX’s *Alone Together*—a pivotal 2019 EP marking her independent leap after Atlantic—sparked five years of radical pop evolution. It birthed *Crash*, her highest-charting album, and redefined her as a genre-pioneering auteur. The project’s DIY ethos, collaborations with A.G. Cook, and emotional rawness reshaped mainstream pop’s sonic and thematic boundaries.
By Alet Viegas·
It’s difficult to believe Charli XCX: Alone Together only came out five years ago; so much has changed in the British popstar’s career since then.