Charli XCX at Storm King. Kirsty MacColl. Arooj Aftab w/ Khruangbin & Cécile McLorin Salvant.

Charli XCX stays brat. Remembering Kirsty MacColl. Arooj Aftab's tour surprises.

Oct 13, 2024

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Charli XCX at Storm King Art Center, New Windsor, New York, Thursday 10 October 2024

Since I’ve moved out of the city, I’ve become resigned to a life of low-simmering FOMO (Fear of Missing Out — a term celebrating its 20th birthday this year). So I was stunned and stoked when I discovered Charli XCX would be doing her album launch for the Brat remix LP at Storm King, a massive sculpture park in a pretty remote spot 30 minutes from where I live.

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