Slime green word salad. Viral TikTok dances. Seattle’s “brat-sona.” Your Gen Z + Millennial relatives calling you “so brat.”
It’s been a “brat summer” whether you knew it or not, so we’re here to explain what it means and how to get in on the fun before flannels and pumpkin spice lattes take over in a few months.
Released on June 7, British singer Charli XCX’s album “brat” debuted at #3 on the Billboard charts. Its 15 tracks examine existential topics like womanhood, family, and insecurity — all with an electric veneer of dance pop partying. In essence, to be a “brat” is to be yourself, flaws and all, while still having fun.
Now that you’re caught up on the lingo, here are three spots to live out your very own “brat summer” in the city.
Rock Box | Neon lights. Sidewalk views. It’s all “bratcore” at this Capitol Hill Japanese-style karaoke club, where you get a private room to queue up all the hits with your besties. You are the main character, especially with that mic drop after singing “365.”
Candi Pop Dance Party | Enter your electronic + art pop era with a stint on Chop Suey’s dance floor. The bubblegum pop dance party returns to Seattle every first Friday, with a special appearance on Saturday, Sept. 14 at Showbox SODO for its Brat Rave.
Apple-picking | Reenact the viral “Apple” TikTok dance while you’re picking actual fruit at some of the area’s juiciest orchards — what, too literal? What if we told you that makes it even brattier?
Need us to put another pop culture phenomenon in Seattleite-terms? Drop us a line and we’ll share our findings in a future newsletter.
Bye, bye, brats. 💚
