After weeks of teasing, Charli XCX released “New Shapes,” her new song featuring Christine and the Queens and Caroline Polachek, on Thursday (Nov. 4).
The synth-heavy song sees Charli, Christine and Polachek lamenting their inability to truly let their significant others in, instead pushing them away, rejecting true love and embracing freedom. “New Shapes” marks Charli’s second collaboration with Christine, their first being “Gone” from Charli’s 2019 self-titled album.
Charli took to social media to tell fans that her upcoming album, Crash, will be released March 18 of next year. Ahead of the album announcement, Charli revealed that Rina Sawayama, Oneohtrix Point Never, A. G. Cook, The 1975’s George Daniel and Ariel Rechtshaid, as well as “New Shapes” producers Deaton Chris Anthony and Linus Wiklund, will appear on the album as collaborators.
The 29-year-old will also embark on a multi-date tour in North America and Europe, starting March 26 at the Fox Theatre in Oakland and ending at Barcelona’s Primavera Sound festival on June 9. Charli revealed that fans can gain early access to tickets when presaving the album on Spotify or preordering the album through her official webstore.
Listen to “New Shapes” and see Charli’s list of 2022 concert dates below.
Charli XCX tour dates:
March 26 – Oakland, CA – Fox Theatre
March 29 – Portland, OR – Crystal Ballroom
April 1 – San Diego, CA – The Observatory North Park
April 3 – Los Angeles, CA – The Greek Theatre
April 6 – Denver, CO – Ogden Theatre
April 8 – Austin, TX – ACL Live at The Moody Theater
April 9 – Houston, TX – House of Blues Houston
April 10 – Dallas, TX – House of Blues Dallas
April 12 – New Orleans, LA – Orpheum Theater
April 13 – Atlanta, GA – The Eastern
April 15 – Asheville, NC – The Orange Peel
April 16 – Norfolk, VA – The NorVa
April 18 – Philadelphia, PA – The Fillmore Philadelphia
April 20 – Boston, MA – House of Blues Boston
April 22 – New York, NY – Hammerstein Ballroom
April 23 – New York, NY – Hammerstein Ballroom
April 25 – Toronto, Ontario – Massey Hall
April 26 – Royal Oak, MI – Royal Oak Music Theatre
April 28 – Saint Paul, MN – Palace Theatre
April 29 – Chicago, IL – Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom
May 13 – Dublin, Ireland – Olympia Theatre
May 15 – Glasgow, Scotland – O2 Academy
May 17 – Manchester, England – Victoria Warehouse
May 18 – Birmingham, England – O2 Academy
May 19 – London, England – Alexandra Palace
May 21 – Norwich, England – UEA
May 22 – Sheffield, England – O2 Academy
May 23 – Nottingham, England – Rock City
May 25 – Paris, France – Trianon
May 27 – Brussels, Belgium – La Madeleine
May 28 – Utrecht, Netherlands – Ronda Hall
May 30 – Berlin, Germany – Astra
May 31 – Cologne, Germany – Carlswerk Victoria
June 2 – Barcelona, Spain – Primavera Sound
June 4 – Milan, Italy – Fabrique
June 7 – Madrid, Spain – La Riviera
June 9 – Barcelona, Spain – Primavera Sound
