“Spinning” by No Rome, with Charli XCX and The 1975’s lead vocalist Matty Healy and drummer George Daniels, is a certified banger but with some minor flaws. Charli XCX, whose real name is Charlotte Aitchison, is a true queen of hyperpop, think 100 Gecs (“Hand Crushed by a Mallet”), Rico Nasty (“Own It”)  and Dorian Electra (“Sorry Bro (I Love You)”), and she doesn’t let up her reign with “Spinning,” in which her voice is the most prominent of the artists present.

Released as a single, “Spinning” is set over a hyper beat and details Charli’s electric tale of romance in a club at 4 a.m. No Rome’s talents keep the song going, providing an excellent base, while Healy provides backup vocals. Although Daniel’s influences aren’t immediately apparent, it wouldn’t be a feature inclusion of The 1975 without him and his talents present in the beat as well.

Charli released her fourth studio album “how i’m feeling right now” just shy of a year ago, in mid-May, with some deeper songs like “party 4 u,” detailing a plot similar to “The Great Gatsby,” throwing parties for only one important person. “Spinning” greatly differentiates itself from the majority of “how i’m feeling right now” by the broader audience it appeals to. Hyperpop can be a lot to stomach, to say the absolute least, with songs like 100 Gecs’s “Money Machine” having enough chaos to kill Prince Philip.

While “Spinning” is overly busy in a few spots, it is the perfect song to blast while whipping down the road on a nice day or in a club, albeit with a more alternative crowd. It’s not a song meant to make the listener reconsider their entire life, it’s a song meant to make people get moving.

However, without the big names of Charli and The 1975 attached, it would be a bit bland. The teasing of future projects between Charli and The 1975, along with No Rome, is what really sells the song. Healy has been tempting Twitter about the “supergroup” for months, so hopefully “Spinning” is a taste of what’s yet to come. 

Healy and Daniels are present in the song, but Healy is very limited. Having garnered such a massive following in recent years, Healy’s talents are truly iconic and extremely distinct to other vocalists in the game. In “Spinning,” Healy’s vocals are minor and work to vaguely support Charli’s main lines. In future endeavors of the group, it would be good to see a more even spread of performance and involvement from the rest of The 1975. Having worked with huge names like Travis Scott (“Sicko Mode”), it’s easy to see how the band can blend with just about any genre and enhance any project its involved with.

At the end of the day, “Spinning” is intended to be a fun song about finding a love for the night in a club. While it may possess some minor flaws, Charli’s talents to get people moving shine in a song meant to tease future projects. With The 1975 and No Rome involved, hopefully future projects will have a bit more meat on their bones. Until then, “Spinning” makes for a good addition to any hyperpop or dance pop playlists. 

Image from No Rome via YouTube