Charli XCX's much-hyped pivot back to rock music, "Rock Music," has sparked some strong reactions, including here in the Stereogum extended universe. Though my colleague Margaret Farrell seemed smitten when she posted the song last Friday, none of the rest of our staff seems that enthused. People in our Discord server mostly hated it, and Stereogum contributor Eli Enis declared that it must be a joke , a self-destructive maneuver to burn off part of her fan base after the near-universal adulation of her Brat -era victory lap. Me? I think "Rock Music" is spectacular . Based on what we've heard so far from Reality Awaits , it might be the best Strokes song we hear this year. Charli's embrace of clichéd rock tropes is extremely knowing and absurdly fun, from the TV-smashing and mountains of cigarette butts in the video to the lyrics about nerve damage from headbanging.…