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Vroom Vroom EP - Charli XCX Review

My first review on this blog, or ever, really, so I decided to make it simple.

Vroom Vroom is Charli XCX's second EP, released on February 26th. It consists of four songs, and is produced entirely by Sophie, something that should definitly be noted; his production work is amazing on this EP.

Vroom Vroom consists of a strange yet scintillating mixture of bubblegum pop and trippy electronic music. Despite how shallow the tracks may be, it is somehow quite enjoyable to listen to. It  reminds me of some of Britney Spears' work, but some of its sounds are definitely new.

The eponymous first song is possibly the high point of the extended play. XCX sassily raps during the verses of the song, saying "All my friends are princesses, we keep it whipped and creamy. Ice cubes on our tongues because we like to keep it freezy" but she adopts a higher, poppier pitch during the pre-chorus. The production on this song is phenomenal; it's intense at all the right parts, and sassy when it needs to be.

"Paradise" is a strange, electrotrance collaboration between Charli and Hannah Diamond. It definitely had potential, but the electronically high-pitched choruses ruin the song for me. The outro, however, is extremely nice to listen to; I almost wish that the entire song was more like that. The production on Paradise is almost like the happy into music to an anime mixed with trippy trance; it sounds good, but a bit too sweet, if you know what I mean.

"Trophy" is an unremarkable hype song. Charli's rapping is actually quite satisfactory in this track, but the rest of it is quite shallow, especially the strange, almost out of place samples of a bored-sounding woman saying "I want that trophy". The psychedelic beat is actually quite delectable once you listen to it a few times, but they just don't really match the song.

"Secret (Shh)" is a grungy song about two secret lovers. It's tied with "Vroom Vroom" for me for the best song on the EP.  I enjoy her lower vocals on this song much more than her higher vocals on "Trophy" or "Paradise", and this song really reminds me of Madonna's style. I'd definitely give at least this song a listen, if you aren't willing to spend twelve minutes listening to the whole album. The beat really showcases Sophie's talent; it's feels somehow 'dirty', leaving listeners wanting more.

Overall, Vroom Vroom may be worth a listen if experimental pop is your type of thing, otherwise, you might as well just save your time.

Final verdict: 45/100

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