Charli XCX Teases House Single with John Cale for Wuthering Heights

Charli XCX has unveiled a teaser for her new single "House," featuring Velvet Underground co-founder John Cale, as the first track from the soundtrack for Emerald Fennell's upcoming adaptation of Emily Bronte's Wuthering Heights. The song, which marks Charli's first original release since her 2024 album Brat and its remix companion, is set for full release on November 10.

In a detailed statement shared on social media, Charli explained that the project began last Christmas when Fennell approached her about contributing music to the film. Working alongside frequent collaborator Finn Keane, she developed several songs inspired by the novel's themes. "After being so in the depths of my previous album, I was excited to escape into something entirely new, entirely opposite," Charli wrote. She described her vision of Wuthering Heights as evoking "passion and pain," the English moors, mud, cold, determination, and grit.

The collaboration with Cale stemmed from Charli's longstanding admiration for the Velvet Underground. A few years ago, she watched Todd Haynes's 2021 documentary on the band and was struck by Cale's description of their music as needing to be both "elegant and brutal."...