Charli XCX: Album Finished

Charli XCX says her next album is finished, ending weeks of hints that she was already deep into a post-*Brat* project. (readdork.com) In an Instagram post on April 15, Charli wrote that she, A. G. Cook and Finn Keane spent 10 days recording in Paris at Rue Boyer last year, with Aidan and Alaska also involved. She said the trip left her “really inspired.” (readdork.com) The Paris update landed nine days after NME reported that Charli’s representatives had confirmed she was in Kyoto “completing her forthcoming new studio album” while filming a movie. That earlier statement suggested the record was still being wrapped; the new post points to a finished version. (nme.com, readdork.com) The timing matters because Charli is following *Brat*, the 2024 album that won Best Dance/Electronic Album and Best Recording Package at the 2025 Grammy Awards, while “Von dutch” won Best Dance Pop Recording. *Brat* also became a broader pop-culture marker well beyond music coverage. (grammy.com) Her producers had already signaled that the next record would not simply repeat that formula. In a February 2025 Grammy.com roundtable, Finn Keane said the new material Charli was discussing was “completely the opposite,” a line later summarized by multiple outlets as “anti-Brat.” (grammy.com, nme.com) The collaborator list points to continuity as much as change. A. G. Cook and Finn Keane were central to *Brat*, and Aidan Zamiri has become one of Charli’s closest visual partners, directing videos and then her 2026 film *The Moment*. (grammy.com, wmagazine.com) Charli has also kept releasing work outside her main album cycle. NME reported this month that she recently issued the *Wuthering Heights* soundtrack album and was balancing music with film projects at the same time she was finishing the new studio record. (nme.com) For now, Charli has confirmed the album is done, identified Paris as a key recording site, and named the core team around it. She has not announced a release date. (readdork.com)