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Brat summer isn’t just about cigs and cocaine – it’s whatever you want it to be

While it might be easy to write off the Charli XCX-inspired trend that everyone online is talking about – particularly in the wake of go-nowhere seasonal branding exercises such as ‘rat girl summer’ – there’s something deeply fun, vulnerable, and all-encompassing about it too, writes Olivia Petter

The Independent UK

Charli XCX’s New Billboard Interview About Her Brat Era Is Popping Off, Here’s 7 Pieces Of Tea

Following Charli xcx's hit album brat, the star has spoked to Billboard about the project, the remix with lorde and if its her last album ever.

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The Paul Mescal guide to London: where to spot the actor in his short-shorts

The normal and slightly bougie hangouts loved by everyone’s favourite Irish lad. Run, don’t walk and you might spot him...

Evening Standard

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OPINION - Brat summer, must we really? Fashion's latest trend is just manufactured mayhem

It is, as younger people on the internet keep insisting, the beginning of a long, hot Brat summer. If you were hoping to still hold sway with last year’s “Tomato girl” stylings — Sophia Loren sexy cotton sundress paired with a Jane Birkin basket bag (itself a permutation of the…

Evening Standard

Dua Lipa and Charli XCX’s tiny, must-see set proved that Glastonbury misjudged our big pop girls

Nothing shimmered at Glastonbury on Friday as much as Charli XCX’s sweaty bacchanal on one of its smallest stages. Adam White argues that Glastonbury has overlooked the ‘Brat’ artist, along with pop ladies-in-waiting like Chappell Roan and Sabrina Carpenter, to its own detriment

The Independent UK

What is Brat summer and did Kamala Harris just become its poster girl? How Charli XCX created 2024's new trend

Since when did calling a US presidential candidate “so Brat” become the world’s greatest endorsement? Maddy Mussen on the summer aesthetic of the moment

Evening Standard

Charli XCX Calls Out Fans Who’ve Been Chanting ‘Taylor Is Dead’ At Her Shows

The BRAT has spoken.

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Gen X and leaving The Brat Pack behind

More than a nostalgia trip, actor Andrew McCarthy's documentary shows a person aging out of holding on the past

Salon

Barbie pink is out, lime green is in: Charli XCX’s album spawns ‘brat summer’ trend

Described as ‘clout-bombing at its finest’, the movement has involved a Shoreditch restaurant and the Green party

The Guardian - UK

Charli XCX Taps Lorde To Remix The BRAT Song That Was Supposedly About Her & THIS Is Culture

“Let’s work it out on the remix”.

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Dasha Nekrasova Confirms Charli XCX’s Song ‘Mean Girls’ Is About Her: ‘Happy To Be A Muse Whenevs’

Charli XCX based her BRAT track 'Mean girls' on Dasha Nekrasova, confirmed the actress in her podcast Red Scare.

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Taylor Swift may have captured the charts, but Charli XCX captured the zeitgeist

The Eras superstar released six last-minute new variants of her new album to pip Charli XCX to the No 1 album and break her own record, but there is only one winner when it comes to making pop fun

The Guardian - UK

Charli XCX Fans Think Taylor Swift Is Intentionally Trying To Block ‘BRAT’ On The UK Charts

The girls are fighting again (it’s me, I’m girls).

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Looking back on life in the Brat Pack: ‘It never existed in any real way’

Actor Andrew McCarthy’s documentary looks at his time in 80s Hollywood and the pitfalls of living underneath a label

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Charli XCX Dropped A List Of 13 Movies With Brat Energy And I Am Gagging At Her Choices

"They all have a Brat-like energy to them," Charli said of the list, which includes 'Wild Child', 'To Die For' and 'Project X'.

Marie Claire

No One Is Doing Bratty, Bad Girl Pop Stardom Like Charli XCX

With her new album, the British artist is filling the void.

Evening Standard

Charlii XCX UK Brat tour 2024: dates and how to get London tickets

Charlotte Aitchison, as she was born, is revelling in new freedom after releasing her fifth and final album on Asylum Records, Crash, in 2022

Evening Standard

Things to do in London this weekend (April 5 – 7)

Spring into action this weekend with everything London has to offer

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Metal Hammer

"Welcome to the yassification of metal": Brat have officially brought ‘Barbiegrind’ to the metal scene with a promising if imperfect debut

BRAT have the right look to fit in with the likes of Scene Queen and Sophie Powers, but their straight-ahead deathgrind fails to make the same impact

Metal Hammer

7 brilliant new metal bands to watch out for in 2024

From Japanese Samurai metallers Ryujin to 'bimboviolence' pioneers BRAT, rising alt metal stars Alt Blk Era and mysterious black metallers The Sun's Journey Through The Night, these are the bands you need to hear in 2024

Evening Standard

Why I live in Hoxton: fashion designer Chet Lo on why his part of east London is better than New York

Fashion designer Chet Lo’s creations have been seen on superstars Dua Lipa, Doja Cat and more. He shares why nowhere beats east London for creativity

Metal Hammer

The 12 best new metal songs you need to hear right now

Kerry King, My Dying Bride and The Ghost Inside are among the best new metal songs this week. Plus, vote for your favourite!

Evening Standard

Loose Joints: Former P.Franco chef teams up with Kiln co-founder for new dinner series

Co-founder Will Gleave said the Climpson’s Arch suppers will see chefs serving their “dream menus”

Evening Standard

Brat founder Tomos Parry is chasing new heights with latest Soho opening, Mountain

Tomos Parry’s new restaurant concept is almost here. Prepare to become a regular

The Guardian - UK

The Parakeet, London: ‘The food is great but beware of the dogs’ – restaurant review

The live-fire grilling at Parakeet is really exciting, but their dog-friendly policy is barking mad, says Jay Rayner

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