This summer, a new icon rose to the fore, instigating a cultural shift away from the pictureperfect sounds and aesthetics of T-Swift pop and Barbenheimer visuals, to a grunge renewal that embraces mess, authenticity, and a cheeky dismissal of social expectations. This was the summer of Gen Z. This was the summer of “Brat.”
 
Charli XCX’s breakthrough album voiced the spirit of a generation and catalyzed a shift in social and political messaging.
 
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Author Bio: Sam Raus, a recent graduate of the University of Miami, is a Tech and Consumer Freedom Fellow with Young Voices. Follow him on X.