Charli XCX Releases Wuthering Heights Soundtrack Feat. Sky Ferreira, Djo, & John Cale

It's Cinematic Charli, baby! Charlotte Aitchison has figured out how to release a Brat follow-up that is not a Brat follow-up, which is honestly the smartest thing that an artist can possibly do after a career-apex triumph. Right now, Charli is deep into her Letterboxd Winter, taking roles in seemingly every indie film of 2026. (Her A24 mockumentary The Moment is in theaters now.) Today, she releases an entire new album,. but it's billed as a soundtrack rather than a proper studio LP. She's playing chess, not checkers.

Today, Charli XCX releases her soundtrack to writer/director Emerald Fennell's supposedly hot 'n' steamy new adaptation of Wuthering Heights, a novel that's been translated to the screen many, many times over the years. I can't speak to the quality of the movie, but I'm on my second listen of the album right now, and I am into it. Before release, Charli shared the atmospheric John Cale collab "House" and the grand ballads "Chains Of Love" and "Wall Of Sound." The full album leans hard into the sound of the latter two tracks, and it totally works. It's almost like she's found a way to make a full album of dramatic love songs without invalidating the whole Brat phenomenon.

Charli recorded all of Wuthering Heights with film composer Nathan Klein, with assists from Justin Raisen and Finn Keane, formerly known as Easyfun. The songs are full of swelling strings and relatively stripped-back drum programming. Charli puts tons of effects on her voice, but she's pushing herself as a singer and showing a level of vulnerability that hasn't been part of the equation as much lately.

As previously reported, Charli pulled her old friend Sky Ferreira out of the void for long enough to record the duet "Eyes Of The World." That's a good song! Joe Keery, also known as Djo and also also known as Steve from Stranger Things, co-wrote closing track "Funny Mouth." It's a relatively brief album, 12 songs in 34 minutes, and it'll still be a good record even if the movie is butt. Get to wuthering below.

Wuthering Heights is out now on Atlantic.