Charli XCX's 'How I'm Feeling Now' is a masterclass in experimental pop for the genre-less generation

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• Charli XCX released her fourth studio album, "How I'm Feeling Now," on Friday.
• We listened to every song on the 11-song tracklist, and wrote down our first impressions of each one.
• Overall, we thought Charli's frantic decision to make a quarantine album from scratch totally paid off.
• Her glitchy production quirks are still here, but sound fresher than ever thanks to a softer, more scaled-back approach and Charli's willingness to get vulnerable.
• The best tracks on the album are "Claws," "Enemy," "I Finally Understand," and "Party 4 U," while we were disappointed by "C2.0" and "Visions."
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Charli XCX released her fourth studio album, "How I'm Feeling Now," on Friday.

The album was entirely written and recorded during quarantine, sometimes using crowd-sourced suggestions from fans. The second verse of its 10th track "Anthems," for example, was written while Charli was livestreaming on Instagram.

Insider's music team (reporter Callie Ahlgrim and celebrity and music editor Courteney Larocca) listened to the new album on our own, jotting down our initial thoughts track by track.

Overall, we thought Charli's two-month creative frenzy totally paid off. The 27-year-old pop star is known as a futuristic, and her glitchy production quirks are certainly still here — but her characteristic style sounds fresher than ever, thanks to a softer, more scaled-back approach and Charli's willingness to get vulnerable.

Here is what we thought of each song on "How I'm Feeling Now" upon first listen. (Skip to the end to see the only songs worth listening to and the album's final score.)