Pop 2 is the fourth mixtape by English singer and songwriter
Charli XCX, released on 15 December 2017 by Asylum Records. A follow-up to Charli's earlier mixtape,
Number 1 Angel,
Pop 2 was executive produced by A.G. Cook of
PC Music, and, much like its predecessor, features a veritable who's who of collaborators, including
Carly Rae Jepsen,
Tove Lo,
Caroline Polachek,
Dorian Electra,
Kim Petras,
MØ,
CupcakKe and
Pabllo Vittar.
Tracklist:
- "Backseat" (featuring Carly Rae Jepsen) (3:58)
- "Out of My Head" (featuring Tove Lo and ALMA) (3:55)
- "Lucky" (3:35)
- "Tears" (featuring Caroline Polachek) (4:13)
- "I Got It" (featuring Brooke Candy, CupcakKe and Pabllo Vittar) (2:51)
- "Femmebot" (featuring Dorian Electra and Mykki Blanco) (3:38)
- "Delicious" (featuring Tommy Cash) (4:32)
- "Unlock It" (featuring Kim Petras and Jay Park) (3:52)
- "Porsche" (featuring MØ) (3:26)
- "Track 10" (5:26)
Tropes:
- Auto-Tune: Used extensively throughout the album, often for creative effects, like on "Lucky."
- Boastful Rap: "I Got It."
- Broken Record: The repetitive refrains of "I Got It" ("I got it I got it I got it I got it I got it I got it...") and "Unlock It" (“Lock it lock it lock it lock it lock it lock it, unlock it.”)
- Careful with That Axe: "Tears" features Caroline Polachek's high pitched screaming in the chorus.
- Car Song: "Porsche," one of several car songs in Charli's discography.
- Epic Rocking: "Track 10" is Charli's first and currently only officially released song to go past the five minute mark.
- Non-Appearing Title: "Track 10."
- Repetitive Audio Glitch: Used to brief but creatively heartbreaking effect in "Lucky," where the vocals briefly skip at the line "You got no reception, you're brea-ea-king up...".
- Robot Girl: "Femmebot" gleefully toys with this imagery, using a ton of playful robot metaphors.
- Sampling:
- "Unlock It" samples its producer A.G. Cook's own "Beautiful."
- "Delicious" uses sampling as a Call-Back by interrupting the song with a ringtone... of none other than Charli's own "Boom Clap."
- Self-Referential Track Placement: "Track 10" is, you guessed it, track #10.
- A Wild Rapper Appears!: Among the album's many features are rappers Jay Park, Brooke Candy, Cupcakke, and Pabllo Vittar.
