John Cale said some nice things on working with Charli xcx in an interview with Rolling Stone:
Energy and vivacity mixed with a real knowledge of music, far different from her own. An awareness of cultural shifts on the precipice — how to harness it all whilst not losing her own identity. She’s smart, fun, a bit of a whirlwind, and always curious. Yeah, it’s her laser-focused desire to absorb all that life offers — and try it on for size!
John Cale, Marc Jacobs and Martin Scorsese are on the cover of Charli xcx 's new album Music, Fashion, Film, due for release on July 11. Cale teamed up with her for House, the lead single from her previous album Wuthering Heights, in 2025, contributing a Aidan spoken word part. The photo was made by Aidan Zamiri.
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British singer-songwriter Charli xcx and John Cale teamed up for House, a Gothic song that will feature in the soundtrack for the remake of Wuthering Heights, which will be in theatres in February 2026. It is a nifty mix of spoken word, distortion and drones, following Cale's statement that "any song has to be both elegant and brutal". It that keeps lingering long after the song has finished. The video was directed by Mitch Ryan.
British singer-songwriter Charli XCX reached out to John Cale to hear his opinions about the songs she wrote for the soundtrack for the remake of Wuthering Heights, which will be in theatres in February 2026.
The seeds for this collaboration were sown when she heard Cale say that "any song has to be both elegant and brutal" in The Velvet Underground documentary. One of her tracks clicked:
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.
House will be released on November 10.
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