Brat Summer began in early May of this year when Charli XCX, born Charlotte Emma Aitchison, stopped by for a surprise performance at Lot Radio in Brooklyn. Her performance drew crowds of fans to a small shipping container on Nassau Avenue while an army of popper-toting Brooklynites stymied already problematic traffic at the Williamsburg-Greenpoint border.

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As Charli sits in front of a large wall painted in the album’s iconic messy green (Pantone 3507C) and lip-syncs to “360,” BRAT’s electrifying second single, the album’s viral potential is revealed. appeared. When four words . “I’m your favorite reference” stylized in the album’s regular sans-serif typeface, appeared on a Brooklyn wall seemingly overnight a few weeks later, the online community seemed as unanimously rallied around his mission: have a Brat Summer.

Brat Summer’s abilities range from annoying her vacation boyfriend to making cold zucchini soup to waving at the “original 365 party girl,” the Statue of Liberty. Every time Brooklyn’s “Brat Wall” gets a fresh coat of paint, legions of Brat Summer devotees eagerly parse its message like some ancient cuneiform. It’s hard to forget where you were the day the billboard suddenly read “L orde,” previewing the collaborative remix of BRAT’s “Girl, So confused.” Turns out, Brat Summer is also about making amends.