7 years ago today, Clairo released ‘Immunity.’
Rostam Batmanglij, formerly of Vampire Weekend, co-produced Clairo's debut studio album, 'Immunity,' working alongside Clairo herself across sessions at Truth & Echo Studio in Los Angeles and Bravo Ocean in Atlanta. The eleven-track project arrived on the heels of three standalone singles that year — 'Bags,' 'Closer to You,' and 'Sofia' — and was framed, per its original announcement, as a reflection of Clairo's growth as a young queer woman fresh out of college who'd chosen to focus entirely on building a cohesive, meaningful body of work.
Reviewers widely treated the record as proof that Clairo's earlier viral moment wasn't a fluke. Pitchfork noted her sound had matured well past the lo-fi bedroom-pop of her early uploads, while Rolling Stone credited Batmanglij's involvement in helping her craft a genuinely accomplished debut LP. The Guardian described the songs as coming from the emotional battlefield of young love, and Stereogum sin...
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