Clairo
Clairo Is Going Her Own Way
It was just two months ago that Claire Cottrill was serenading a New York City crowd in the middle of a makeshift living room. The affair would have been low-key except for the fact that the indie-rock star— who goes by Clairo—was performing for nearly 6,000 people at Radio City Music Hall. “I remember soundcheck was pretty unbelievable—just seeing the entire venue empty was was very intimidating,” Clairo says over the phone from Seattle ahead of her show at the Paramount Theatre. The night was a landmark moment for the 23-year-old musician who had released her sophomore album, Sling, nearly a year ago. “Coming into touring, it was really beautiful to be able to see how different songs affected people,” she explains. “It still shocks me when people know the words to some of these songs ev...
Clairo Doubles Down on Restraint on Sling
Claire Cottrill’s rise to internet stardom is well-chronicled. While drinking a Dunkin’ coffee in her childhood bedroom, she lip-syncs to “Pretty Girl,” her unlikely viral video that has now amassed more than 75 million views on YouTube. She didn’t expect the reaction that it received. “By the time I got to school for orientation, people already knew who I was,” Cottrill said in 2019. The following semester, she packed up her dorm room at Syracuse University to perform under her moniker, Clairo, as an opener for Dua Lipa. She’s since moved away from the lo-fi bedroom pop that characterized her breakthrough EP, diary 001, which included “Pretty Girl” on its tracklist. With her sophomore record, Sling, she focuses on restraint and soft, subtle arrangements. It’s uncharted territory for her, ...
Clairo Preps Sophomore Album Sling, Releases ‘Blouse’ Featuring Lorde
Claire Cottrill, the singer-songwriter known as Clairo, has revealed the plans for her sophomore album. Titled Sling, the album is out on July 16 via Fader/Republic Records. The album is produced by producer-extraordinaire Jack Antonoff. Earlier in the day, Clairo appeared on the new Lorde track “Solar Power,” and Lorde returned the favor by lending her vocals to Clairo’s new song, “Blouse.” The album was recorded at Allaire Studios in New York. In a statement posted on her Twitter account, Clairo also thanked her dog, Joanie, for opening up “my world in ways I didn’t think was capable.” See the full statement below. In an Instagram post ahead of the song’s release, Clairo described “Blouse” as being “very dear to my heart- and marks the beginning of my second journey around an album....
