Camila Cabello|C,XOXO
- Released on 6/28/24 by Geffen - Interscope Records
- Main artists: Camila Cabello
- Genre: Pop
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Early on C,XOXO, Camila Cabello calls herself out, singing "Cute girl with a sick mind," a lyric that could easily stand as the one-line pitch for the album. Her follow-up to 2022's Familia, 2024's C,XOXO finds the Havana-born, Florida-raised Cabello entering her bleach-blonde era, both literally and figuratively, as she embraces her inner Miami party girl and celebrates the sweaty, dayglow club atmosphere of her hometown. The aforementioned lyric pops up in "Chanel No. 5," a woozy, minimalist R&B number built around a fractured piano riff that sounds like it was lifted off a warped vinyl children's LP, all of which nicely encapsulates the consciously brand-centric, 2000s Zeitgeist atmosphere Cabello is exploring here. Produced by Pablo Díaz-Reixa (aka El Guincho), Jasper Harris, and Daniel Aged, C,XOXO is a bold sonic departure for the singer, eschewing much of the Latin-tinged pop of her past work in favor of a sleazy, hyperpop sound marked by dump-truck synths, clipped trap beats, and a tidal wave of Auto-Tuned vocals. This is an album of Cabello feeling herself, leaning into the club-going experiences and romantic heartbreak of her past, and transforming them into moments of aspirational bliss. This is especially true on the opening "I Luv It," where she turns her sexual empowerment into a never-ending bass drop, an experiential "meteor shower" that could go on forever but for sure won't. That the song also manages to take a sample of Gucci Mane's "Lemonade" and a guest appearance by mumble rapper Playboi Carti and push all of it together in a cohesive fashion, speaking to Cabello's clear aesthetic vision and her strong grasp on her influences. Equally potent guest spots pop up elsewhere, including Lil Nas X on the flirty, disco-house-infused "I Think He Knows" and JT and Yung Miami of City Girls, who take a ride on the euphoric, evocatively titled hip-hop anthem "Dade County Dreaming." Prime among the guests, however, is Drake, who duets with Cabello on the sultry electro-dancehall number "Hot Uptown." That said, one might be left wondering why Drake is essentially allowed to sing solo on "Uuugly," a baffling choice on an album that otherwise does a good job focusing on its star. Another interesting if vexing decision is the addition of several mood-setting interludes, including what amounts to a spoken confessional by rapper BPL Kosher praising Cabello's music. At just over 30 minutes in length, C,XOXO is breezy, and these short interludes come off as somewhat superfluous. Regardless, the album is never boring, leaving you with the sense that Cabello is letting loose and blowing off some creative musical steam. She also gives herself some room to dig into some deeper emotions, as on the synthy, neon-lit R&B anthem "DREAM-GIRLS" and the acoustic guitar-driven ballad "Twentysomethings,'' both of which ruminate on ways even the wildest club kids can mature into themselves. At its best, C,XOXO is a vibes album, musical perfume -- a spritz of Cabello's "meteor shower" pop moment.
© Matt Collar /TiVo
C,XOXO
Camila Cabello
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1
I LUV IT
Camila Cabello
00:02:54
Shondrae Crawford, ComposerLyricist - Radric Davis, ComposerLyricist - Mark Volman, ComposerLyricist - Howard Kaylan, ComposerLyricist - John Janick, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel, A&R - El Guincho, Producer - Jon Castelli, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Bart Schoudel, Engineer, Vocal Producer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Dale Becker, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jordan Carter, ComposerLyricist - Pablo Diaz Reixa, Bass, Drum Programming, Sampler, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Camila Cabello, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Pablo Diaz-Reixa, Bass, Drum Programming, Sampler, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Playboi Carti, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Emme Lehmann Boddicker, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel, A&R Coordinator - Anthony D'Annunzio, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel - Jasper Harris, Producer, Bass, Synthesizer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Sam French, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel - Brad Lauchert, Mix Engineer, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Roger Gold, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel - Sam Riback, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel, A&R - Vanessa Angiuli, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel, A&R - Marcus Fritz, Mixer, Engineer, Vocal Producer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Erin Larsen, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel - Marta Navas, A&R Admin - Salvador "Better Call Sal" Majail, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Montana Pulver, A&R Admin - Tarik Adolemiui, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2024 Camila Cabello
2
Chanel No.5
Camila Cabello
00:02:40
John Janick, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel, A&R - El Guincho, Producer, Drums, Executive Producer, Sampler, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Nayvadius Wilburn, ComposerLyricist - Joshua Luellen, ComposerLyricist - Jon Castelli, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Bart Schoudel, Engineer, Vocal Producer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Dale Becker, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Camila Cabello, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Pablo Diaz-Reixa, ComposerLyricist - Emme Lehmann Boddicker, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel, A&R Coordinator - Anthony D'Annunzio, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel - Jasper Harris, Producer, Piano, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Sam French, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel - Brad Lauchert, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Roger Gold, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel - Antonio "Dj Fuse" Olivera, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sam Riback, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel, A&R - Vanessa Angiuli, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel, A&R - Katie Harvey, Assistant Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Noah McCorkle, Assistant Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Pedro Kayat, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Marta Navas, A&R Admin - Salvador "Better Call Sal" Majail, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dashawn Moore, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2024 Camila Cabello
3
pink xoxo
Camila Cabello
00:00:55
John Janick, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel, A&R - El Guincho, Producer, Executive Producer - Jon Castelli, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Bart Schoudel, Engineer, Vocal Producer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Dale Becker, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Camila Cabello, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Pablo Diaz-Reixa, Synthesizer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Emme Lehmann Boddicker, A&R Coordinator - Anthony D'Annunzio, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel - Jasper Harris, Producer, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Sam French, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel - Brad Lauchert, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Phoebe Gold, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel - Sam Riback, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel, A&R - Vanessa Angiuli, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel, A&R - PinkPantheress, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Katie Harvey, Assistant Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Noah McCorkle, Assistant Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Marta Navas, A&R Admin - Salvador "Better Call Sal" Majail, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jack Risbridger, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel - Jesse Gassongo-Alexander, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2024 Camila Cabello
4
HE KNOWS
Camila Cabello
00:03:01
John Janick, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel, A&R - El Guincho, Producer, Executive Producer - Daniel Aged, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Jon Castelli, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Bart Schoudel, Engineer, Vocal Producer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Dale Becker, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Camila Cabello, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Pablo Diaz-Reixa, Drums, Sampler, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Emme Lehmann Boddicker, A&R Coordinator - Daniel McKay, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer - Anthony D'Annunzio, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel - Jasper Harris, Producer, Bass, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Sam French, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel - Brad Lauchert, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Lil Nas X, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Montero Hill, ComposerLyricist - Roger Gold, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel - Ojerime Smith, ComposerLyricist - Drew Sliger, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sam Riback, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel, A&R - Vanessa Angiuli, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel, A&R - Katie Harvey, Assistant Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Noah McCorkle, Assistant Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Marta Navas, A&R Admin - Salvador "Better Call Sal" Majail, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2024 Camila Cabello
5
Twentysomethings
Camila Cabello
00:02:42
John Janick, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel, A&R - El Guincho, Producer, Executive Producer - Jon Castelli, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Bart Schoudel, Engineer, Vocal Producer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Camila Cabello, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Pablo Diaz-Reixa, Drums, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Emme Lehmann Boddicker, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel, A&R Coordinator - Anthony D'Annunzio, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel - Jasper Harris, Producer, Piano, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Sam French, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel - Brad Lauchert, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Aaron Shadrow, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Roger Gold, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel - Sam Riback, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel, A&R - Vanessa Angiuli, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel, A&R - Marta Navas, A&R Admin - Salvador "Better Call Sal" Majail, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Aaron Shadow, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2024 Camila Cabello
6
Dade County Dreaming
Camila Cabello
00:02:39
JT, Vocals, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - John Janick, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel, A&R - Owen Pallett, Strings, AssociatedPerformer - El Guincho, Producer, Executive Producer - Lasana Smith, ComposerLyricist - Jon Castelli, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Nicholaus Joseph Williams, ComposerLyricist - Bart Schoudel, Engineer, Vocal Producer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Camila Cabello, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Pablo Diaz-Reixa, Drums, Bass, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Emme Lehmann Boddicker, A&R Coordinator - Jatavia Johnson, ComposerLyricist - Caresha Brownlee, ComposerLyricist - Anthony D'Annunzio, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel - Jasper Harris, Producer, Piano, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Sam French, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel - Brad Lauchert, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Yung Miami, Vocals, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Roger Gold, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel - Sam Riback, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel, A&R - Vanessa Angiuli, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel, A&R - Marta Navas, A&R Admin - Salvador "Better Call Sal" Majail, Engineer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2024 Camila Cabello
7
koshi xoxo
Camila Cabello
00:00:46
John Janick, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel, A&R - El Guincho, Producer, Sampler, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Jon Castelli, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Bart Schoudel, Vocal Producer, AssociatedPerformer - Camila Cabello, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Pablo Diaz-Reixa, ComposerLyricist - Emme Lehmann Boddicker, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel, A&R Coordinator - Anthony D'Annunzio, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel - Jasper Harris, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Sam French, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel - Brad Lauchert, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Roger Gold, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel - Sam Riback, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel, A&R - Vanessa Angiuli, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel, A&R - BLP KOSHER, Vocals, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - yanaco, ComposerLyricist - Benjamin Landy Pavlon, ComposerLyricist - Marta Navas, A&R Admin - Salvador "Better Call Sal" Majail, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Liam Raz, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2024 Camila Cabello
8
HOT UPTOWN
Camila Cabello
00:02:30
A. Graham, ComposerLyricist - Drake, Vocals, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - John Janick, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel, A&R - Yogi, Producer, Music Production, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - El Guincho, Producer - Boi-1da, Producer, Music Production, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Noel Cadastre, Engineer, Vocal Producer, Production Coordinator, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Jon Castelli, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Dale Becker, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mawangu Mingiedi, ComposerLyricist - Pablo Diaz Reixa, Drums, Bass, Synthesizer, Sampler, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Camila Cabello, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Mr. Morgan, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel - Emme Lehmann Boddicker, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel, A&R Coordinator - Anthony D'Annunzio, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel - Jasper Harris, Producer, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Sam French, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel - Brad Lauchert, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Roger Gold, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel - Ashley Whitaker, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sam Riback, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel, A&R - Vanessa Angiuli, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel, A&R - Katie Harvey, Assistant Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Noah McCorkle, Assistant Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Salvador "Better Call Sal" Majail, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2024 Camila Cabello
9
Uuugly
Drake
00:01:55
A. Graham, ComposerLyricist - Drake, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - John Janick, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel, A&R - El Guincho, Producer - Noel Cadastre, Engineer, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel - Jon Castelli, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Camila Cabello, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Emme Lehmann Boddicker, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel, A&R Coordinator - Anthony D'Annunzio, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel - Jasper Harris, Producer - Sam French, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel - Roger Gold, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel - Sam Riback, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel, A&R - Vanessa Angiuli, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel, A&R - Kid Masterpiece, Producer - Marta Navas, A&R Admin
℗ 2024 Camila Cabello
10
DREAM-GIRLS
Camila Cabello
00:02:51
Carlos Mckinney, ComposerLyricist - John Janick, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel, A&R - El Guincho, Producer, Executive Producer - Jon Castelli, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Bart Schoudel, Engineer, Vocal Producer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Camila Cabello, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Hidde, Producer - Pablo Diaz-Reixa, Drums, Bass, Sampler, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Emme Lehmann Boddicker, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel, A&R Coordinator - Anthony D'Annunzio, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel - Jasper Harris, Producer, Piano, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Sam French, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel - Roger Gold, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel - Ashley Whitaker, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sam Riback, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel, A&R - Vanessa Angiuli, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel, A&R - Hidde Ament, Keyboards, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Terius Gesteelde-Diamant, ComposerLyricist - Marta Navas, A&R Admin
℗ 2024 Camila Cabello
11
305tilidie
Camila Cabello
00:00:49
John Janick, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel, A&R - Owen Pallett, Strings, AssociatedPerformer - El Guincho, Producer, Engineer, Executive Producer, StudioPersonnel - Jon Castelli, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Camila Cabello, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Pablo Diaz-Reixa, ComposerLyricist - Emme Lehmann Boddicker, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel, A&R Coordinator - Anthony D'Annunzio, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel - Jasper Harris, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Sam French, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel - Roger Gold, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel - Sam Riback, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel, A&R - Vanessa Angiuli, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel - Marta Navas, A&R Admin
℗ 2024 Camila Cabello
12
B.O.A.T.
Camila Cabello
00:02:56
Hugh Brankin, ComposerLyricist - Ross Campbell, ComposerLyricist - Graham Wilson, ComposerLyricist - NILE RODGERS, ComposerLyricist - Armando Perez, ComposerLyricist - BERNARD EDWARDS, ComposerLyricist - John Reid, ComposerLyricist - John Janick, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel, A&R - Raymond Davies, ComposerLyricist - El Guincho, Producer, Executive Producer - Daniel Aged, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Jon Castelli, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Bart Schoudel, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Camila Cabello, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Pablo Diaz-Reixa, Drums, Synthesizer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Emme Lehmann Boddicker, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel, A&R Coordinator - Daniel McKay, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Anthony D'Annunzio, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel - Jasper Harris, Producer, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Sam French, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel - Roger Gold, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel - Sam Riback, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel, A&R - Vanessa Angiuli, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel, A&R - Pedro Kayat, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Marta Navas, A&R Admin - Salvador "Better Call Sal" Majail, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2024 Camila Cabello
13
pretty when i cry
Camila Cabello
00:02:34
John Janick, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel, A&R - El Guincho, Producer, Executive Producer - Jon Castelli, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Bart Schoudel, Engineer, Vocal Producer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Camila Cabello, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Pablo Diaz-Reixa, Bass, Synthesizer, Programming, Sequencer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Emme Lehmann Boddicker, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel, A&R Coordinator - Anthony D'Annunzio, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel - Jasper Harris, Producer, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Sam French, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel - Aaron Shadrow, Producer, Guitar, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Roger Gold, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel - Sam Riback, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel, A&R - Vanessa Angiuli, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel - Pedro Kayat, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Marta Navas, A&R Admin
℗ 2024 Camila Cabello
14
June Gloom
Camila Cabello
00:03:00
John Janick, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel, A&R - El Guincho, Producer, Drums, Executive Producer, Sampler, 5-String Banjo, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - FNZ, Producer - Jon Castelli, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Bart Schoudel, Engineer, Vocal Producer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Isaac John De Boni, ComposerLyricist - Michael John Mule, ComposerLyricist - Camila Cabello, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Pablo Diaz-Reixa, ComposerLyricist - Emme Lehmann Boddicker, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel, A&R Coordinator - Anthony D'Annunzio, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel - Jasper Harris, Producer, Bass, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Sam French, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel - Roger Gold, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel - Sam Riback, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel, A&R - Vanessa Angiuli, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel - Pedro Kayat, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Marta Navas, A&R Admin - Salvador "Better Call Sal" Majail, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2024 Camila Cabello
Album review
Early on C,XOXO, Camila Cabello calls herself out, singing "Cute girl with a sick mind," a lyric that could easily stand as the one-line pitch for the album. Her follow-up to 2022's Familia, 2024's C,XOXO finds the Havana-born, Florida-raised Cabello entering her bleach-blonde era, both literally and figuratively, as she embraces her inner Miami party girl and celebrates the sweaty, dayglow club atmosphere of her hometown. The aforementioned lyric pops up in "Chanel No. 5," a woozy, minimalist R&B number built around a fractured piano riff that sounds like it was lifted off a warped vinyl children's LP, all of which nicely encapsulates the consciously brand-centric, 2000s Zeitgeist atmosphere Cabello is exploring here. Produced by Pablo Díaz-Reixa (aka El Guincho), Jasper Harris, and Daniel Aged, C,XOXO is a bold sonic departure for the singer, eschewing much of the Latin-tinged pop of her past work in favor of a sleazy, hyperpop sound marked by dump-truck synths, clipped trap beats, and a tidal wave of Auto-Tuned vocals. This is an album of Cabello feeling herself, leaning into the club-going experiences and romantic heartbreak of her past, and transforming them into moments of aspirational bliss. This is especially true on the opening "I Luv It," where she turns her sexual empowerment into a never-ending bass drop, an experiential "meteor shower" that could go on forever but for sure won't. That the song also manages to take a sample of Gucci Mane's "Lemonade" and a guest appearance by mumble rapper Playboi Carti and push all of it together in a cohesive fashion, speaking to Cabello's clear aesthetic vision and her strong grasp on her influences. Equally potent guest spots pop up elsewhere, including Lil Nas X on the flirty, disco-house-infused "I Think He Knows" and JT and Yung Miami of City Girls, who take a ride on the euphoric, evocatively titled hip-hop anthem "Dade County Dreaming." Prime among the guests, however, is Drake, who duets with Cabello on the sultry electro-dancehall number "Hot Uptown." That said, one might be left wondering why Drake is essentially allowed to sing solo on "Uuugly," a baffling choice on an album that otherwise does a good job focusing on its star. Another interesting if vexing decision is the addition of several mood-setting interludes, including what amounts to a spoken confessional by rapper BPL Kosher praising Cabello's music. At just over 30 minutes in length, C,XOXO is breezy, and these short interludes come off as somewhat superfluous. Regardless, the album is never boring, leaving you with the sense that Cabello is letting loose and blowing off some creative musical steam. She also gives herself some room to dig into some deeper emotions, as on the synthy, neon-lit R&B anthem "DREAM-GIRLS" and the acoustic guitar-driven ballad "Twentysomethings,'' both of which ruminate on ways even the wildest club kids can mature into themselves. At its best, C,XOXO is a vibes album, musical perfume -- a spritz of Cabello's "meteor shower" pop moment.
© Matt Collar /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 14 track(s)
- Total length: 00:32:12
- Main artists: Camila Cabello
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Geffen - Interscope Records
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
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