Focus / No Angel
Charli xcx
released 29 jun 2018
electropop
written 1 aug 2024

it might be hard to separate the fact these tracks never landed on a larger scale project, but they have plenty of heart each. the a-side / b-side metaphors as a cute flipping of what emotions they each floatily mention are the biggest draws, even if No Angel has Focus beat in its instrumental liveliness. still, it's a good detour, a needed addition after coming off the heels of Pop 2, and on the way to what came next. it was the one respite before plans crumbled just a little bit and her ambitions once again widened—though the more careful, measured arrangements here play to their strengths very well, and prove that tuning into everything she delivers is never a bad idea.

-good!-
created by hand, by nat!

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