Brat Summer is officially over. Charli xcx's "Music, Fashion, Film" landed today — an 11-track, 30-minute pivot from neon-green hedonism into something grittier, guitar-driven, and far more introspective. The surprise cameo? Canadian body-horror auteur David Cronenberg, whose spoken-word monologue closes the album's longest track, "No One Lasts Forever" — recorded in Toronto, likely during last year's TIFF visit.

The Players

• Charli xcx: Steps out of the...