Charli XCX announced earlier this week that she'd be working on a new album, how i'm feeling now, while in self-isolation, and we've received the first official taste of what'll sound like.
She's just dropped the first track from the album, forever, which is a love ballad to her boyfriend. The song starts off lo-fi, before becoming more lush - and is an amazing first taste of what's to come.
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Keeping true to her promise of letting fans in on the album-making process, Charli has been sharing snippets of the song throughout the week on social media, and it's exciting to hear it in its full form.
How i'm feeling now is a follow-up to 2019's Charli, and with this album, Charli plans to keep the process transparent, inviting fans in to help her make the important decisions on the album before its release on May 15th.
Charli is also making a music video for the track - and she needs help from fans. If you want to take part, check out the instructions in the tweet below - and send an email to howimfeelingnowinbox@gmail.com.
i want to make a music video for “forever” and i need ur helppp ?? if u want to be involved in the video please follow the instructions in the document below and send clips to howimfeelingnowinbox@gmail.com ?? pic.twitter.com/bh3Eh3eo3f
— Charli (@charli_xcx) April 10, 2020
Speaking about how i'm feeling now, Charli says, “For me, staying positive goes hand-in-hand with being creative, and so that’s why I’ve decided that I’m going to use this isolation time to make a brand-new album from scratch.
"The nature of this album is gonna be very indicative of the times, just because I’m only gonna be able to use the tools that I have at my fingertips to create all music, all artwork, all videos, everything. In that sense, it’ll be very DIY.”
Check out Forever below - we can't wait to hear what else is in store for this album. May 15th can't come quickly enough.
