Charli XCX Jokes Her Tour Is Both a 'Party' and a 'Sweatbox' as She Calls Her New Album 'Classically Pop'

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"At the moment I'm very inspired by a lot of '80s music. My current record Crash was really heavily inspired by that, both sonically and visually," the "Boom Clap" singer, 29, says.
She continued, "The whole theme of this Stranger Things (premiering May 27,) Netflix, Doritos collaboration felt very right for me, and also the other artists who are involved are just kind of like '80s icons."
"This is definitely the most high octane tour that I've done. I really put everything into this production and I was doing choreo for the first time, which has been quite a huge learning curve for me," she says. "I really, really respect and admire artists who also dance as a part of their art, because it's such a way to use your body to express yourself."

"I feel like with this album, I did something that my fans didn't really expect of me. I had spent the pandemic creating an almost rave-inspired album in some ways. Then to really come back with something that's so much more classically pop was a little bit unexpected," the True Romance songstress says. "But I think that's a good thing. It's a good thing to not do what people predict of you."
"Honestly, my time off is definitely kind of limited at the moment. So I just try and zen out as much as possible. I try and hang with my friends," she says. "I love to go swimming. I look after my dog, I try and I just put a bar in my house. So I'm experimenting with my cocktail shaking skills and stuff like that and seeing if I can become like a low key mixologist, I suppose!"

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