(Fader)Lavish arrangements and assorted musings converge on Claire Cottrill’s intimate second album
The Massachusetts singer-songwriter Clairo, real name Claire Cottrill, started out in the lo-fi world of bedroom pop. Her acclaimed debut, 2019’s Immunity, had its roots in those soft, fuzzy origins, but it also built on them, flitting flitted between earnest piano pop and nods to gleaming R&B complete with a dash of Auto-Tune. On this second record she aims more for the school of Elliott Smith and Sufjan Stevens, along with a smattering of Wings-style 70s sparkle.
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