Credit Casey Garnsey
In the late hours—somewhere between sweat-soaked dancefloors and glowing phone screens—a new kind of pop mythology is taking shape. The club/pop duo 2charm aren’t simply releasing songs; they’re constructing a world.
Their debut album star scum city, produced by Australian electronic innovator Ninajirachi, arrives February 27, expanding the duo’s chaotic, euphoric universe where pop hooks meet baile funk rhythms, dubstep textures, and techno energy. The project follows the breakout momentum of their debut single “boyfriend,” which landed a first play on Triple J Drive and quickly gained cult traction online—fans recreating the track’s choreography, dressing up as the duo for Halloween, and treating the project less like a band and more like a movement.
But for 2charm, the music is only part of the story. Their world thrives on contrasts: beauty and grime, ecstasy and darkness, sincerity and absurdity. Somewhere around 3AM in this universe, the dancefloor becomes a place of collective release—where escapism, fantasy, and community collide.
Ahead of the album announcement and the release of their new single “invisible wings,” we caught up with 2charm to talk about building a nightlife mythology, working with Ninajirachi, and why they believe pop music still needs a little chaos.
Q: 2charm feels less like a duo and more like a world. When you created this project, were you building an identity, an escape, or a reflection of nightlife culture?
2charm:
It’s kind of all of the above. 2charm is a culmination of our creative visions, cultural intelligence, and horniness… but it’s also a reflection of the community who inspire and breathe life into it.
Citizens of star scum city unite.
Q: Your sound pulls from pop, techno, baile funk, dubstep—it’s intentionally fluid. Do you see genre as a tool, or something you’re actively trying to dismantle?
2charm:
It’s not really something we consciously thought about. But the blending of styles and subcultures is what keeps pushing music and culture forward.
It’s sort of how we ended up becoming pioneers of what we call “gooner pop.”
Working with Ninajirachi is like having a magic key to cross-genre greatness. Imagine euro pianos with Britney Blackout-style synth production, dub-inspired vocal processing, over a baile funk beat. It’s genius. And necessary.
Q: The album title star scum city already feels cinematic and chaotic. What does that world look like at 3AM—who lives there, and what are they running from?
2charm:
3AM in star scum city is a high-vibrational time.
Everyone feels good. Everyone’s hugging and kissing their friends and dancing.
Nobody’s running from anything—we’re all connected.
Q: There’s a tension in your aesthetic between beauty and grime, ecstasy and darkness. How important is contrast in shaping the emotional experience of your music?
2charm:
“Grime” and roughness are where real stuff happens.
Beauty and ecstasy have to emerge from something real—you can’t force them or they don’t mean anything.
And what does that even mean? We don’t know.
But listen to “Barcelona” and see if you feel like crying.
Q: Your debut single “boyfriend” sparked a cult-like online reaction—dance trends, Halloween costumes, fan videos. Did that organic response change how you see your audience?
2charm:
Yeah, that’s been epic.
It kind of led to us and our audience finding each other, which is beautiful.
Q: You’ve already played spaces like SXSW Sydney and Heaps Gay Street Party early in your career. How does performing in queer and nightlife-driven environments shape your identity as artists?
2charm:
We’ve been super lucky to bring our music into those spaces so early.
But it makes sense. That’s definitely where we belong.
Q: Your debut album was produced by Ninajirachi. What did that collaboration unlock for the project?
2charm:
Collaborating with Nina actually unlocked 2charm, period.
In my Spotify Wrapped last year I was in the top 0.002% of Ninajirachi listeners. That probably explains how much this means to us.
To us, Nina is the creative pinnacle. The greatest producer and songwriter in the world right now.
Like… I met Ninajirachi. I’m never going to fail.
Q: There’s an intentional sense of elusiveness around 2charm. Is anonymity part of the art?
2charm:
The world needs more POP STARS.
More fantasy. More sex. More escapism.
Enter 2charm.
Q: Your upcoming single “invisible wings” hints at something softer beneath the club chaos. What emotional layer are you exploring with this track?
2charm:
Disarmingly earnest hopecore club pop is a dying art.
We had to step in before everyone closed their heart chakras for good.
Q: As your world expands and the cult following grows, how do you protect the underground spirit of 2charm while stepping into wider visibility?
2charm:
Our community keeps things lit—and grounded.
Final Thoughts
With star scum city, 2charm aren’t just releasing a debut album—they’re opening the gates to a nightlife mythology that blurs the line between pop spectacle and underground ritual.
It’s a place where the dancefloor is sacred, genre rules don’t exist, and somewhere around 3AM, everyone becomes part of the same strange, glittering story.
Welcome to star scum city.
