Some friends and I were discussing music a week or so ago and for some reason this turned into some kind of dick measuring contest via spotify that I sadly could not participate in for multiple reasons, the foremost being I don’t use Spotify. Anyway, they were all comparing most recent listened to albums as a way to discuss what we’ve been listening to but also with the soft undercurrent of, “My taste is better than yours:”.  Anyway, one friend, the one with the best tastes honestly, got to Charli XCX’s Sucker and said, “I uh… have been listening to this album a bunch.. I don’t know why”.  He was clearly doing some damage control and was embarrassed, which is stupid for lots of reasons but stems from the misconception that somehow pop music is to be avoided by those who see themselves as part of any kind of underground.  I immediately spoke up and said, “Yo, you’ve been listening to Charli XCX so much because she is a remarkably talented Pop song writer and writes amazingly catchy and good pop songs.  That’s why.  No big mystery”.  And then everyone kind of sighed a relief and everyone started talking about how much they enjoy Charli XCX.  Because you know, you can take the former record store employee music snob douche bags out of their 20′s but you can’t totally remove their bad habits.  Anyway, I hope as a group of friends we’re past that and can recognize that while a lot of pop music is bad, just like any other genre, plenty of pop music is good.  As far as problems go in the world this is a minor one but it is one I’d like to see conquered at some point.  Anyway, that was my little personal story to start this that took the entire time.  Whoops.  Well, Charli XCX is talented and she is gorgeous and she’s here because of that.  I am way into her and into her music and today I want to fuck Charli XCX.