Immunity (Clairo album)
2019 studio album by Clairo
Immunity Released August 2, 2019 (2019-08-02 ) Studio
Genre
Length 40 :39 Label Fader Producer
"Bags " Released: May 24, 2019
"Closer to You" Released: June 27, 2019
"Sofia " Released: July 26, 2019
Immunity is the debut studio album by American singer-songwriter Clairo , released on August 2, 2019, by Fader Label . The album was co-produced by Clairo and Rostam Batmanglij , formerly of Vampire Weekend .
Background
After the release of her first mainstream extended play, Diary 001 , Clairo released several songs and collaborations. In 2018, she wrote a song for the teen drama film Skate Kitchen , called "Heaven". She also collaborated with Cuco and SG Lewis . On February 1, 2019, Clairo was featured on the lead single for Wallows ' debut studio album, Nothing Happens . On May 24, 2019, Clairo released the lead single for her album, "Bags ", and announced the album release for August.
Composition
Immunity has been described as a soft rock ,[ 1] bedroom pop ,[ 2] electropop ,[ 3] and indie pop record.[ 4]
Tour
In September 2019, Clairo embarked on a North American tour playing 31 shows at venues such as Metro Chicago and Paradise Rock Club . The tour was supported by Beabadoobee and Hello Yello and ended in Boston in November 2019.[ 5]
Critical reception
Immunity received positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic , which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 76, based on 20 reviews.[ 7]
Accolades
At the end of 2019, Immunity appeared on a number of critics' lists ranking the year's top albums.
Track listing
Title Writer(s) Producer(s) 1. "Alewife" Claire Cottrill 3:33 2. "Impossible" Batmanglij Peter Cottontale 3:50 3. "Closer to You" Batmanglij 3:04 4. "North" Cottrill Batmanglij Cottrill Cottontale[a] 3:33 5. "Bags " Cottrill 4:20 6. "Softly" Batmanglij 3:05 7. "Sofia " Batmanglij 3:08 8. "White Flag" Cottrill 3:01 9. "Feel Something" Cottrill Batmanglij 2:57 10. "Sinking" Cottrill 3:10 11. "I Wouldn't Ask You" Cottrill Batmanglij Cottrill Cottontale[a] Burns Twins[a] Hayley Briasco[a] 6:56 Total length: 40:39
Notes
^[a] signifies an additional producer.
Personnel
Musicians
Claire Cottrill – lead vocals (all tracks) , electric guitar (1, 4, 5, 8, 10) , acoustic guitar (1, 5) , drum programming (3–5, 10) , piano (5, 8, 11) , drum arrangement (5) , guitar solo (7) , synth (10)
Rostam Batmanglij – synth (all tracks) , bass (1, 2, 5–7, 10) , piano (1, 2, 8, 9) , drum programming (1, 3, 4, 6–11) , electric guitar (2, 3, 5–7, 11) , acoustic guitar (2, 9) , harpsichord (2) , synth bass (3) , Mellotron (4) , 808 bass (4, 8, 11) , drum arrangement (5) , organ (6, 10) , synth programming (7) , bass programming (9)
Danielle Haim – drums (2, 5, 7) , drum arrangement (5)
Peter Cottontale – Wurlitzer (outro of 2) , keyboard (4) , drum programming (4) , piano (6) , choir arrangement (6)
Nick Breton – drum arrangement (5)
The Adderly School Choir
Janet Adderley – leading
Ruby Nieman
Olivia Bingham
Hudson Marks
Christopher van der Ohe
Deia Campodonico
Siena Fantini
Hiro Phillips
Technical
Rostam Batmanglij – recording engineering (all tracks) , mixing (10)
Dalton Ricks – recording engineering (all tracks)
Cary Singer – recording engineering (1, 2, 4, 5, 7–10)
Michael Harris – recording engineering (2, 7)
Nick Breton – recording engineering (4, 5, 8, 10)
Nate Head – recording engineering (7)
Tom Elmhirst – mixing (1)
Shawn Everett – mixing (2, 5, 6, 8, 9)
Manny Marroquin – mixing (3)
Dave Fridmann – mixing (4, 7)
Mike Fridmann – mix engineering (4, 7)
Emily Lazar – mastering
Chris Allgood – mastering assistance
Artwork
Hart Lëshkina – front and back cover photography
Bijan Berahimi – graphic design
Jimmy Bui – interior photography
Mike Ahern – interior photography
Brodie McCuskey – interior photography
Angela Ricciardi – interior photography
Nolan Feldpausch – interior photography
Allie Cottrill – interior photography
Cailin Hill Araki – interior photography
Blake Wasson – interior photography
Charts
Certifications
References
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