Tracey Thorn shares review of Charli XCX concert in London: “Am I too old to join in?”

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Tracey Thorn has shared her own review of a recent concert by Charli XCX, whom she declares as an “artist of the moment”.In a review published by The New Statesman, the Everything But The Girl singer wrote at length about attending a Charli XCX concert, namely her star-studded London show at The O2, an event she described as having a mood that was “chaotic, euphoric, a bit messy, a bit frantic and drunkenly tearful.”“A recent London show proved ‘Brat’ is the album of the year, and she is the artist of the moment,” Thorn wrote in its subhead. “Am I too old to join in?”She continued, pondering: “Am I too old to like Charli XCX?

It’s a bit naff isn’t it, people my age going on about a “brat summer”, thinking it makes them down with the kids.”A post shared by Tracey Thorn (@traceythorn)She reflected on the idea of music-loving parents attending shows by artists with primarily younger fans, like Mitski and The Last Dinner Party – the latter whose cancelled Lincoln gig attracted minor controversy for the behaviour of its security staff towards a handful of adult male ticketholders.“I suppose the worry is that there’s something predatory about a person of my age liking younger artists,” Thorn wrote, adding that she has talked at length before about “wanting more music that reflects the stage of life I’m at now”.In a 2023 interview with NME, to promote Everything But The Girl’s latest album ‘Fuse’, Thorn said: “We live in the same world.

We may be older and have made music in previous eras, but we are alive right now and subject to the inspiration that comes with that.”Thorn continued in her review: “I also love music that makes me feel young, or reminds me what it felt like to be young.