Ep. 10: ”Anything Brat Toto” - A Review of Charli XCX’s Brat

It's the 10th episode of Anything But Toto (woo!) and things are about to get a little bratty. Join Bianca and Julian as they dive deep into the album of the summer, Charli XCX's "Brat." They dissect the album's production, central concept, and themes, leading to an in depth conversation about anxiety and depersonalization, parenthood, 2000s nostalgia, grief, and passive aggressive friendships. Bookending Bianca and Julian's album review are these additional topics: 

• Challengers, Saltburn, and the 2000s aesthetic
• Ariana Grande’s “the boy is mine”
• The music of Max Martin
• Sabrina Carpenter’s “Please Please Please”
• New Beatles biopic casting rumours
• Normal People
• Girls
• Travis Kelce’s onstage appearance at the Eras Tour
• The Charli XCX and Taylor Swift beef
• How The 1975 influenced two of the biggest albums of the year
• Gracie Abrams and Pop Girl Summer
• Chappell Roan’s “Good Luck, Babe!”
• The Idea of You
• The King of Comedy
• Lovelace

Theme song by Daniel Konikoff
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