Clairo has returned to announce her new album, Charm, and shared the record’s first single, “Sexy to Someone.” Stream it below.
Set for release on July 12th, Charm is Clairo’s third album, and will arrive via her new label, Clairo Records. The album was produced by Leon Michels of the Dap-Kings and El Michels Affair, and it sees Clairo advancing on the ornate, jazz-and-folk-inspired work found in Sling. Recorded live to tape with an extensive ensemble of musicians, Clairo was inspired by the ambitious arrangements, songwriting, and recording technqiues of Harry Nilsson and Blossom Dearie.
After hopping on remixes of tracks from Phoenix and Beabadoobee and releasing a pair of singles on Bandcamp benefitting Doctors Without Borders last year, “Sexy to Someone” is Clairo’s first piece of new music since 2021’s Sling. With a driving drum beat, poppier melodies, a flute and saxophone line, and plenty of piano, “Sexy to Someone” combines the laid-back bedroom pop of Clairo’s 2019 debut Immunity and the homespun intimacy of Sling. Stream “Sexy to Someone” below.
Clairo has been slowly working up to a new album era, contributing last year to Spotify’s Live at Electric Lady series with reimagined versions of tracks from Sling and Immunity. She also joined the inaugural RE:Set concert tour alongside boygenius, Bartees Strange, and Dijon.
Revisit our review of Sling, and see where those songs place on our list of all 341 songs Jack Antonoff has produced, ranked from worst to best.
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Charm Tracklist:
01. Nomad
02. Sexy To Someone
03. Second Nature
04. Slow Dance
05. Thank You
06. Terrapin
07. Juna
08. Add Up My Love
09. Echo
10. Glory Of The Snow
11. Pier 4