Charli XCX was performing at the Governor’s Ball earlier this week and I had been waiting for pictures to emerge and they have so she is here.  It’s nice because I am extremely attracted to Charli XCX, even if I am a little bummed we aren’t getting her album until late in the year.  Assumign we get it then.  Her career trajectory has been so strange and the album being pushed back mixed with Atlantic’s sudden decision to charge for her free mix tape and release it on Radio and just… well, it has always been clear that they don’t know how to handle her but also maybe she will never be what they want.  I was thinking about that last night and how much her sound seems to shift constantly, which makes sense since she is an excellent song writer (and that’s probably why they want to keep her because she can write hits for other people) but also very creative and creative people usually don’t want to be boxed in.  I mean, early on she got all that critical praise mixed with no album sales.  She probably counted more critics as fans than non critics as fans at some point because I remember True Romance sold notably low numbers when it was first released.  But… well, I don’t need to go into this album by album.  I liked Sucker plenty but I know she didn’t and I can see how it could be considered the label forcing her to try and recreate I Love It.  I happened to like Vroom Vroom a lot but maybe the world isn’t ready for PC Music.  Maybe the world never will be.  Anyway, I was thinking about all of this and the concept that pop music is frivolous or silly but it is clear there is artistic intent and integrity to what Charli XCX does as well as a lot of hard work. I suppose those who like to decry pop could claim that’s why she has never become a true star, because pop music rewards sameness, not innovation.  I would argue those people are assholes because as someone who grew up a punk kid and spent a lot of time going to indie rock shows, no genre really rewards innovation and pretty much everyone wants to slap you down if you don’t conform.  Trust me, no one conforms to the pressure of peer standards more than a group of non conformists.  Anyway, I was thinking about this and I hope her new album comes out eventually but more I hope it is just whatever she wants it to be.  I happen to quite like her and on top of that I also find her extremely attractive.  I guess both are why she’s here but the second part more so right now.  Today I want to fuck Charli XCX.