Immunity

by Clairo

Overview

Clairo's five or so years as a rising, teenaged Bandcamp self-releaser turned social media star included viral songs such as "Pretty Girl" and "Flaming Hot Cheetos" as well as collaborations with fellow bedroom pop phenoms Cuco and Jakob Ogawa. On her full-length major-label debut, Immunity, she maintains a feel largely defined by soft vocals and woozy atmosphere and officially leaves the bedroom behind. Co-produced by Vampire Weekend alum Rostam, the album's velvety textures sound constructed rather than preprogrammed, and guest Danielle Haim plays live drums on several tracks. The record's closer even features a children's chorus. It remains a distinctly intimate affair, however, as established on opener "Alewife." Ethereal, choral-like synths and a sentimental piano chord progression set the tone before a pit-a-pat drum rhythm accompanies Clairo as she recounts a night in her early teens when a friend stopped her from attempting suicide. A song concerned with gratitude more than brooding, its pillow-soft vocal delivery translates to tracks throughout the album, even the alt-'90s-inspired "Bags" and low-key dance-rock of "Sofia." On the latter song, she ventures into melisma, while the spacious ballad "Closer to You" experiments with the Auto-Tune and muffled drums of slow-jam territory. Acknowledging these stylistic variances and subtle production touches, Immunity is nothing if not consistent in providing Clairo's confessional lyrics and seemingly thematically detached vocals with a cushiony-soft landing. What she loses here in charm, she makes up for in lyrical depth and an enveloping sense of comfort. ~ Marcy Donelson

Product Details

Release Date:	08/16/2019
Label:	Fader
UPC:	0829299185027

Tracks

1. Alewife
2. Impossible
3. Closer to You
4. North
5. Bags
6. Softly
7. Sofia
8. White Flag
9. Feel Something
10. Sinking
11. I Wouldn¿¿¿t Ask You

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Clairo   Primary Artist
Rostam Batmanglij   Bass,Organ,Piano,Mellotron,Harpsichord,Synthesizer,Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (Electric)
Danielle Haim   Drums
Peter CottonTale   Piano,Keyboards,Piano (Electric)
Claire Cottrill   Piano,Guitar,Lead Vocals,Synthesizer,Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (Electric)
Adderly School   Choir/Chorus

Technical Credits

Allie Cottrill   Photography
Nick Breton   Drum Programming,Engineer
Bijan Berahimi   Graphic Design
Emily Lazar   Mastering,Mastering Engineer
Manny Marroquin   Mixing Engineer
Rostam Batmanglij   Composer,Engineer,Producer,Mixing Engineer,Drum Programming
Dave Fridmann   Mixing Engineer
Shawn Everett   Engineer,Mixing Engineer
Tom Elmhirst   Mixing Engineer
Michael Harris   Engineer
Peter CottonTale   Producer,Drum Programming,Choir Arrangement
Michael Fridmann   Mixing Engineer
Nate Head   Engineer
Chris Allgood   Assistant Mastering Engineer
Cary Singer   Engineer
Burns Twins   Producer
Claire Cottrill   Composer,Producer,Drum Programming
Dalton Ricks   Engineer
Hayley Briasco   Producer
Blake Wasson   Photography
Bodie McCuskey   Photography
Cailin Hill Araki   Photography
Hart Leshkina   Photography
Jimmy Bui   Photography
Mike Ahern   Photography