Posted November 6Nov 6 'House' featuring John Cale is out on Monday 10 November. Produced by Finn Keane. The 1st release from Charli's album for the Wuthering Heights movie.From Charli:I got a call from Emerald Fennell last Christmas asking whether I would consider working on a song for her adaptation of Wuthering Heights. I read the script and immediately felt inspired so Finn Keane and I began working on not just one but many songs that we felt connected to the world she was creating. After being so in the depths of my previous album I was excited to escape into something entirely new, entirely opposite.When I think of Wuthering Heights I think of many things. I think of passion and pain. I think of England. I think of the Moors, I think of the mud and the cold. I think of determination and grit.A few years ago I watched Todd Haynes' documentary about The Velvet Underground. As many of you know I'm a huge fan of the band and was really taken by the documentary. One thing that stuck with me was how John Cale described a key sonic requirement of The Velvet Underground.That any song had to be both "elegant and brutal". I got really stuck on that phrase. I wrote it down in my notes app and would pull it up from time to time and think about what he meant.When working on music for this film, "elegant and brutal" was a phrase I kept coming back to. One day whilst on tour in Austin, Finn and I went to the studio and wrote the bones for a song that would eventually become House. When the summer ended I was still ruminating on John's words. So I decided to reach out to him to get his opinion on the songs that his phrase had so deeply inspired, but also to see whether he might want to collaborate on any.We got connected, we spoke on the phone and wow... that voice, so elegant, so brutal. I sent him some songs and we started talking specifically about House. We spoke about the idea of a poem. He recorded something and sent it to me. Something that only John could do. And it was... well, it made me cry.I feel so lucky to have been able to work with John on this song. I've been so excited to share it with you all, sitting quietly in anticipation. And on Monday, it's yours.Love you all, let's fall in love again and again <3
Friday at 10:525 days Author Intrigued by the 'elegant and brutal' description and John Cale featureAnd finally a new X/Twitter banner
Monday at 19:452 days Wow ok. This is insane, I love it! I wish it was longer, definitely would be a great opening track to an album!
Tuesday at 04:441 day Author Something different. I like it, especially the bit with Charli's vocals but can't see myself going back to it a lot. Sounds like a great movie scene setter though. The Brat gays and girls are gonna be confused listening to a flute and John Cale talk for 2 minutes
Tuesday at 15:331 day 10 hours ago, k👠th said:The Brat gays and girls are gonna be confused listening to a flute and John Cale talk for 2 minutes 😂😂😂
Tuesday at 18:471 day Author The Guardian gave it a 5 star review https://www.theguardian.com/music/2025/nov/11/charli-xcx-house-ft-john-cale-review-haunt-me-then-an-elegant-brutal-taste-of-the-wuthering-heights-ost
10 hours ago10 hr Author Debuts at #176 on UK Spotify84,071 streamsA neoclassical darkwave, post-industrial, dark ambient spoken word soundtrack poetry DID THAT
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