Charli XCX continued to build on the success of Brat with a surprise extended edition of her seventh studio album. The Music, Fashion, Film (B-Sides Edition), released Sunday on iTunes, adds three previously physical-only songs alongside their accompanying music videos.
The new tracks — “I Keep On Thinking Bout You Every Single Day and Night,” “Playboy Bunny,” and “If You Take the Music Then What Has She Got?” — were originally shared on Charli’s @b.sides Instagram account and released on limited-edition 7-inch vinyl paired with singles from the album. Until now, fans had no legal way to stream them digitally.
Charli acknowledged the change with characteristic candor on Instagram: “i felt adamant i wouldn’t put them on streaming because it sort of felt counter intuitive to the whole ethos of those songs, but i know you all really wanted them so i’ve begrudgingly put them on itunes lol.”
The B-Sides Philosophy
The B-Sides arrive at a moment when industry norms make releasing bonus material standard, but Charli resisted doing it the conventional way. In her recent Rolling Stone cover story, she explained that she views each of her albums as working in opposition to the last. That philosophy meant treating the extras as adjacent experiments rather than streaming bait.
“traditionally, b sides often become fan favorites… and i guess in the case of some of the b sides for this album, that has proven to be true.”
The B-Sides Edition costs $4.99 and includes all 11 original tracks from Music, Fashion, Film plus the three new songs and videos. The original album follows the cultural steamroller of Brat, proof that Charli’s ambition is still expanding.
Fall Tour Plans
Charli’s touring schedule begins on the festival circuit with Lollapalooza, Outside Lands, Reading, and Leeds, before arena stops at Barclays Center in Brooklyn and the Kia Forum in Los Angeles. The tour is her first major run behind Music, Fashion, Film, and fans now have three new reasons to anticipate the setlists.
Why It Matters
Charli XCX giving in to streaming for the B-Sides shows how much fan demand shapes the modern album cycle. But the bigger story is her insistence on keeping the material exclusive to physical releases in the first place — a reminder that even blockbuster artists still use vinyl and collectors’ editions to protect creative identity. The Rolling Stone article notes that the B-Sides have already become fan favorites on social media, so the iTunes release should satisfy listeners who have been waiting since the album’s launch.
