Australian producer Lonelyspeck, who caught Charli’s attention during the recording of last year’s
how i’m feeling now, told Music Junkee, “It’s almost like [
Vroom Vroom] transgressed something that critics weren’t ready for, as though it wasn’t the move someone in Charli’s position was ‘supposed’ to make.”
It’s The Real Charli, Baby
Despite the resistance to
Vroom Vroom, Charli persisted with the sound. “I felt like I finally found someone who could articulate my ideas sonically,” she told
Vogueabout working with SOPHIE. She further elaborated on the chemistry in the project: “Sometimes we get aggressive, sometimes we get beautiful.”