This album pulls from the warm, rich tones of вЂ70s singer-songwriters like Joni Mitchell and Carole King, drawing out the elegant melodies that have always been present in ClairoвЂ™s work and shining a light on their beauty. вЂSlingвЂ™ falls into the latter camp, the very modern production and synth-centric вЂImmunityвЂ™ replaced by flutes, strings and lap steel guitar. Over the last 16 months, the records that feel like theyвЂ™ve connected best have fallen into two camps вЂ“ the big, energetic escapes like Dua LipaвЂs вЂFuture NostalgiaвЂ™ or the quieter, more intimate, organic gems like Phoebe BridgersвЂ вЂPunisherвЂ™.

There are humorous moments here too, as when the musician sings tongue firmly in cheek: вЂњ ItвЂ™s funny now, IвЂ™m just useless and a whore / But I get a co-sign from your favourite one-man show.вЂќ Her response is a powerful note on the negotiations women have to make in life: вЂњ If touch can make them hear, then touch me now,вЂќ she offers, resigned to this world but with enough strength to try and use it to her advantage. Lorde provides backing vocals on the track, which recounts Cottrill catching a male colleague looking down her shirt. On вЂBlouseвЂ™, she enlists some A-list talent to help her stand tall against sexualisation. вЂњ But white noise comes from nothing at all / And finally I feel good,вЂќ she declares, the softly swooping piano and rich guitar tones washing away the shade. вЂLittle ChangesвЂ™, meanwhile, finds her acknowledging the destructive darkness that can fill her head (вЂњ I see the end before it begins / No use to work no use in anythingвЂќ), but making progress too. вЂњ Two pats on the back, it just takes time,вЂќ she sings, quiet frustration tumbling out afterwards: вЂњ ItвЂ™s getting late / Since when did taking time take all my life?вЂќ On this new studio version, she sings of finding herself back in a depressive phase during quarantine, but recognising a shift in her reaction to it, as she reaches out for help instead of sinking deeper. The former, one of the most minimal on вЂSlingвЂ™, was never intended to be on the record вЂ“ Cottrill initially shared a home recording of it on her Instagram the day after she wrote it. ThatвЂ™s never been stronger than on two songs in particular: вЂJust For TodayвЂ™ and вЂLittle ChangesвЂ™. ThatвЂ™s a feeling that continues on вЂSlingвЂ™, which furthers her approach of throwing its arm around you and sharing the weight of your worries. Clairo is not due to play near your location currently - but they are scheduled to play 22 concerts across 9 countries in 2022-2023. Want to see Clairo in concert Find information on all of ClairoвЂ™s upcoming concerts, tour dates and ticket information for 2022-2023. Since she started sharing her music online six years ago, Clairo has been praised for her candid and unguarded songwriting that makes you feel like youвЂ™re not alone in lifeвЂ™s troubles and struggles. Clairo tour dates and tickets 2022-2023 near you. вЂњ Complain to the management about my lack of self-respect,вЂќ she sighs on the string-laden вЂManagementвЂ™, which shifts through different phases, blossoming beautifully as its creator comes to the conclusion: вЂњ IвЂ™m doing it for my future self / The one who needs more attention.вЂќ No more tours where she neglects basic but vital things like eating or calling her family, as she describes on вЂAmoebaвЂ™, a piece of jaunty vintage pop whose underlying shadow creeps closer to the fore as it unfolds. Part of вЂSlingвЂ™вЂ™s journey is Cottrill realising she needs to take care of herself better in order to be able to care for anyone else. Yet doesnвЂ™t mean she doesnвЂ™t sometimes want to pack up her concerns and run from it: вЂњ I canвЂ™t fuck it up if itвЂ™s not there at all.вЂќ вЂњ IвЂ™m born to be somebody then somebody comes from me,вЂќ she reasons later, admitting herself to the circle of life. вЂњ I keep forgetting that IвЂ™ll have a family,вЂќ Cottrill songs on вЂReaperвЂ™, her guitar gently ticking along like a clock counting down until that day comes. The resulting album is both deeply considered and finds her in the process of figuring things out. In December she adopted her puppy Joanie, and these ideas about domesticity came sharply into focus.

The record was inspired by Claire CottrillвЂ™s time back at her family home in Atlanta during the pandemic, when conversations with her mum made her consider more deeply her own position on future motherhood. Two years later, on her second album вЂSlingвЂ™, the 22-year-old is now putting herself in the position of caregiver.

On her 2019 debut album вЂImmunityвЂ™, Clairo closed things out with вЂI WouldnвЂ™t Ask YouвЂ™, a song about feeling helpless while a partner cared for her when she was struggling with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis.

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