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Fantano is (or at least has become) a YouTuber first and foremost, and has to frequently pander to his viewership. He now qualifies as a music critic as well as any other layperson.
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Sal Cinquemani of ''[[Slant Magazine]]'' described the album as "bratty and brash" but "frequently vulnerable".<ref name="Slant"/> Brittany Spanos of ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' wrote that ''Brat'' was a "[[hyperpop]] rollercoaster of post-Saturn return, early-thirties anxieties, and It-girl bravado".<ref name="RS">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/charli-xcx-brat-review-1235031414/|title=Review: With ''Brat'' Charli XCX Dances on the Edge|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|last=Spanos|first=Brittany|date=3 June 2024|access-date=5 June 2024|archive-date=4 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240604014058/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/charli-xcx-brat-review-1235031414/|url-status=live}}</ref> Ben Tipple from ''[[DIY (magazine)|DIY]]'' saw the album as a manifestation of the singer's rave roots, dubbing it "an unmistakable representation of her very core; an exhilarating ode to the multiple facets of club culture".<ref name="DIY">{{Cite magazine |date=2024-06-04 |title=Charli XCX – ''Brat'' |url=https://diymag.com/review/album/charli-xcx-brat |access-date=2024-06-05 |magazine=[[DIY (magazine)|DIY]] |language=en |archive-date=5 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240605155334/https://diymag.com/review/album/charli-xcx-brat |url-status=live }}</ref>
 
Meaghan Garvey of ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]'' lauded the album as "substantial in new ways for Charli" and gave it the distinction of Best New Music.<ref name="Pitchfork">{{cite magazine|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/charli-xcx-brat/|title=Review: Charli XCX: ''BRAT'' Album Review|last=Garvey|first=Meaghan|website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]|date=6 June 2024|access-date=6 June 2024}}</ref> Writing for ''[[Paste (magazine)|Paste]]'', Eric Bennett praised the album and described it as "messy and vulnerable... in a way Charli's work has lacked over the last decade".<ref name="paste"/> Music critic and YouTuber [[Anthony Fantano]] gave ''Brat'' a rare [[Anthony Fantano#Albums rated 10 on release|perfect score]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Fantano |first=Anthony |author-link=Anthony Fantano |date=10 June 2024 |title=Charli XCX - ''BRAT'' |url=https://www.theneedledrop.com/articles/2024/6/charli-xcx-brat |access-date=13 June 2024 |website=[[The Needle Drop]]}}</ref>
 
== Commercial performance ==