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Charli XCX has officially declared the death of Brat summer, and in typical Charli fashion, she did it with flair, provocation, and a hint of mischief. During her electrifying second weekend set at Coachella, the pop provocateur closed the chapter on her era-defining album Brat with a bold on-screen message: “maybe it’s time for a different kind of summer?”
As the iconic beat of her I Love It collaboration with Icona Pop blared through the desert air, the giant screen behind her listed a fresh roster of artists, directors, and visionaries she sees as the cultural torchbearers for summer 2025. The crowd was left buzzing as names like Rosalía, Lorde, PinkPantheress, A$AP Rocky, and Addison Rae lit up the screen, alongside unexpected nods to auteurs like Paul Thomas Anderson, Darren Aronofsky, and Celine Song.
The message was clear: Charli XCX is not just stepping back, she’s passing the mic to an eclectic mix of musicians, filmmakers, and tastemakers set to shape the summer’s cultural zeitgeist.
The Brat era, which has been praised for its chaotic energy, internet-breaking aesthetics, and biting commentary on fame and femininity, became an unlikely touchpoint far beyond the music world. At one point, it even infiltrated U.S. politics, bizarrely surfacing in discussions around Kamala Harris’s presidential campaign, leaving political analysts hilariously out of their depth trying to interpret the album’s rebellious ethos.
From club floors to campaign trail memes, Brat left an unmistakable mark. But Charli XCX, ever the forward-thinker, is making space for what’s next.
Among those she spotlighted are pop renegades like Caroline Polachek, Ethel Cain, and Perfume Genius, as well as indie royalty like Haim and Bon Iver. The list also included film directors known for their emotionally charged and stylistically daring work, such as Joachim Trier, Sean Price Williams, Kogonada, and even David Cronenberg, known for his body horror masterpieces.
With such a wide and genre-blurring lineup, Charli’s farewell to Brat summer feels less like an ending and more like an invitation, to embrace something weirder, more expansive, and endlessly exciting.
In true Charli style, she’s leaving on her own terms: not fading out, but making way for a new wave. So, while Brat may be dead, summer 2025 is alive with possibility, and Charli XCX just curated your next obsession.
