Album

Sling

Clairo

2021 · Pop, Folk, World, & Country

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Sling by Clairo

Sling is a Folk album by Clairo, originally released in 2021. On Gatefold: 13 pressings tracked, owned by 12 collectors.

About

The origins of Clairo (born Claire Cottrill) hold their own modern mythos: 2017’s lo-fi bedroom pop track “Pretty Girl” went viral, and a major-label record deal with Fader/Republic followed. Then came her debut LP, <i>Immunity</i>, and its sardonic indie pop punctuated by jazzy instrumentation, soft-rock harmonies, and diaristic revelations. On her sophomore album, <i>Sling</i>, produced by Jack Antonoff in a remote and rural part of upstate New York, Clairo has mined deeper into her well of self-possessed folk. The outdoors seems to have grounded her; even moments of ornate orchestration are stripped down to their emotional core, like in the fluttery horns and xylophone of “Wade,” the herd of violins on “Just for Today” and “Management,” or their psychic opposite—the heartbreaking piano ballad intro on “Harbor,” and the campfire stopper “Reaper.” Standout first single “Blouse” features backing vocals from Lorde, and borrows a familiarly devastating chord progression (think Big Star’s “Thirteen”). Everywhere you turn on <i>Sling</i>, there are careful, restrained, and wise observations on the human condition.

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Tracklist

  1. 1Bambi4:37
  2. 2Amoeba3:48
  3. 3Partridge3:13
  4. 4Zinnias2:54
  5. 5Blouse3:15
  6. 6Wade4:46
  7. 7Harbor4:24
  8. 8Just For Today3:37
  9. 9Joanie4:45
  10. 10Reaper2:39
  11. 11Little Changes2:40
  12. 12Management3:48

Sound DNA

  • Folk
  • Singer-Songwriter
  • sparse
  • intimate
  • confessional

Credits

The people behind it.

Performers

  • Bobby HawkVIOLIN
  • ClairoELECTRIC GUITAR, ELECTRIC PIANO , PIANO, KALIMBA, VOCALS PERCUSSION , HANDCLAPS, PIANO, ELECTRIC PIANO , ACOUSTIC GUITAR, VOCALS PERCUSSION , PIANO, VOCALS, SYNTH , KALIMBA
  • Eric ByersCELLO
  • Evan SmithFLUTE, CLARINET, SAXOPHONE FLUTE, SAXOPHONE SAXOPHONE, FLUTE, CLARINET
  • Jack AntonoffARRANGED BY , MELLOTRON ARRANGED BY , MELLOTRON, BASS, ELECTRIC GUITAR, SLIDE GUITAR DRUMS, ACOUSTIC BASS, ELECTRIC BASS, FRETLESS BASS, SYNTH , ACOUSTIC GUITAR, 12-STRING ACOUSTIC GUITAR, ELECTRIC GUITAR, LAP STEEL GUITAR
  • Jake PassmoreACOUSTIC GUITAR ACOUSTIC GUITAR, ACOUSTIC BASS
  • LordeBACKING VOCALS
  • Sam BakerACOUSTIC GUITAR, UKULELE, LYRE , KALIMBA PIANO

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