Charli XCX Archives

Our favorite records from the halfway point

From bangers to ballads, our favorite tracks from a complicated year

All the bands are playing. All of them.

Plus The Last Dinner Party, Nia Archives, Berwyn, Corinne Bailey Rae and more

An ultra-fun, consistently strong set of pop bangers

Plus Peggy Gou, Shrapknel, Pedro the Lion, Marina Allen, Candy, and Umbra Vitae

Our favorite anthems, bangers, ballads and rippers of the past year

Plus DJ Shadow, Fatboy Slim, M.I.A., Charli XCX, Caroline Polachek, The Avalanches and more.

Our favorite songs from a year we’d like to forget.

A sugary new treat from her upcoming album Sucker.

Our 30 favorite records from the year’s first half.

UK pop artist rolls out headlining dates.

Surveying the year’s first half, song by song.

New track shows up out of the blue.

Stylistically eclectic UK pop singer finds an emotional sweet spot on her debut album.

True Romance out next week.

True Romance out in April.

‘True Romance’ out in April.