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Softly by Clairo

Artist Biography For Clairo

Clairo Is The Stage Name For Singer-Songwriter Claire Cottrill Whose Song "Pretty Girl" Went Viral In Late 2017 On YouTube. At 19 Years Old Clairo Opened A Show For Rapper Tyler The Creator And Had Her Music Featured On The Le Sigh A Blog For Female And Nonbinary Rising Musicians. She Is The Daughter Of Geoff Cottrill A Famous Marketer Who Held High-Ranking Positions At Converse Coca-Cola And Procter & Gamble. On May 25 2018 Claire Released The EP "Diary 001" Featuring 6 Tracks Many Of Which Were Previously Released As Singles. The EP Featured Clairo's Characteristic Lo-Fi Production And Bedroom Pop Aesthetic. Claire Described The EP As Being A Compilation Of Many Of The Tracks She Made In Her First Few Years Of Making Music. On August 2 2019 Claire Released Her Debut Studio Album Under FADER Label Titled "Immunity". The Album Featured Production From Not Only Claire But Also Rostam Batmanglij Of Vampire Weekend Fame Who Also Contributed To Songwriting. Featuring 11 Tracks 3 Of Which Were Released As Singles The Album Explores Claire's Personal Life Including Her Struggles With Mental Illness And Sexuality. "Immunity" Blends Claire's Lo-Fi Bedroom Pop Style Along With More Elements Of Traditional Pop And Expands Upon It Creating A Distinctive Sound From Much Of Her Earlier Work. The LP Earned A Spot In The Top Albums Of 2019 From Many Publications Including Billboard Pitchfork And The Guardian. On July 16 2021 Claire Released Her Second Album “Sling” With The Help Of Jack Antonoff. The Album Was A Major Stylistic Turning Point For Clairo. She Also Sang Backup Vocals In Lorde’s Song Solar Power Along With Phoebe Bridgers That Same Year.

Frogtoon Music - Song Info: Softly

After Coming Out In March 2018 Clairo Began Releasing More Songs That Openly Used Female Pronouns. Leading Into The More Overt Track “Sofia ” “Softly” Sees Clairo Confessing Her Love For Another Girl A Feeling She Battled With As A Teenager. "I’m Also Talking About Girls In That Song – When You See A Girl That’s Just So Beautiful And You’re Falling In Love Overnight And You Just Have All Of These Pure-Hearted Emotions. When You First Start To Like Someone It’s Exciting And It’s Fun And To Me When I Hear That Song I Picture Someone Frolicking Down The Middle Of A New York City Street Being So In Love Kind Of Like That Scene In ‘ 500 Days Of Summer’ Where He’s Just Dancing And There’s A Flash-Mob And He’s Just So Happy About This Girl. That’s Kind Of The Feeling That I Have But It’s More Me Looking At This Girl Across The Room And She Doesn’t Know Anything. She Doesn’t Know How I Feel But I’m Stoked On Her."
– Clairo Coup De Main Magazine

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