Charli XCX’s “2099 (feat. Troye Sivan)” Video Is Strangely Literal
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Charli XCX released the excellent Charli last Friday, Sept. 13. Her pop masterpiece features the likes of Sky Ferreira, Lizzo and HAIM. Today (Sept. 17), she’s dropped a new video for the standout “2099 (feat. Troye Sivan),” a futuristic, far less accessible follow-up to their previous collaboration, the runaway hit “1999.” But while “1999” had one of the best videos of the year, overflowing with references to Titanic, The Matrix and Justin Timberlake’s ramen noodle hair, to name just a few, the visual for “2099” is bizarrely … basic.