Clairo to Play Los Angeles and New York Residency

After announcing her upcoming album Charm and unveiling lead single “Sexy to Someone,” Clairo reveals five-night Los Angeles and New York City residencies this September 2024. She graces The Fonda Theatre in Los Angeles on September 6, 7, 8, 10, & 11. Later, she stops at New York’s Webster Hall on September 14, 15, 17, 18, & 19.

Pre-registration for the shows begins Wednesday, May 29 at noon ET and ends Sunday, June 2 at 10pm local time. On Tuesday, June 4 artist presale begins at 10am local time ending at 10pm local time. While, general public on sale begins Wednesday, June 5 at 10am local. Tickets may be purchased on her site HERE.

Three years since her last record, American indie-pop luminary Clairo’s third album Charm, will be released on July 12th. Co-produced by Clairo and Leon Michels (of The Dap-Kings and El Michels Affair), Charm is the type of gorgeous, ornate, sensual record only Clairo could create, an amalgamation of everything that has made her one of the most celebrated artists of the last five years. 

Evoking balmy summer evenings and tête-à-têtes in plush conversation pits, Charm is a collection of warm, 70’s-inspired grooves that move lithely between jazz, psychedelic folk and soul, an extroverted bounce back from her beloved 2021 album Sling. Charm was tracked live to tape between the Queens-based studio Diamond Mine Recording and Allaire Studios, which is nestled in the mountains outside of Woodstock, NY. Producer Michels, a renowned soul revivalist who boasts work with funk legend Sharon Jones and The Black Keys, was enlisted to lead the strictly-analogue recording process.

Clairo, captivated by the grandness and the sophistication of classic records by Harry Nilsson and Blossom Dearie, adopted their 20th century recording techniques as part of a musical tradition — in hopes of staving off their obsolescence in the digital age. In Charm, she reprises the live instrumental sounds she first played with in her 2021 album Sling, yet raising an even mightier ensemble of horns, woodwinds and vintage synthesizers, all while infusing the songs with a rhythmic foundation that recalls her debut record Immunity. The results are dazzling. 

Indeed, Charm takes everything that has won Clairo legions of devoted fans all over the world to elegant new heights. At once delicate and soft, but still simmering with astonishing melodies and Clairo’s signature confessional lyrics, Charm is a welcome return to a masterful songwriter at her very best. See below for the full tracklist.

Charm Tracklist:

1.             Nomad

2.             Sexy to Someone                                

3.             Second Nature

4.             Slow Dance                 

5.             Thank You         

6.              Terrapin            

7.             Juna                 

8.             Add Up My Love             

9.             Echo                 

10.          Glory of the Snow                                

11.          Pier 4  

American indie luminary Clairo has spearheaded new pop conventions and upended them all the same. Her soft rock intimations, interwoven with tendrils of ‘70s soul and lush R&B, have spellbound listeners of all ages, and landed her on the stages of Coachella, the Newport Folk Festival and The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. Born Claire Cottrill in Atlanta, GA, the artist began self-recording songs and music videos at the age of 13, which amassed a huge fanbase on YouTube. Released in 2017, her lo-fi pop confessional “Pretty Girl” went viral, earning her a joint record deal with Fader Label. Since then, her albums Immunity (2019) and Sling (2021) have traversed the Billboard charts and garnered critical acclaim from Rolling Stone, Pitchfork, the New York Times and more. For each of her full-length projects Clairo collaborated on production with legendary names like Vampire Weekend artist Rostam Batmanglij (Immunity), Jack Antonoff (Sling), and now partners with Leon Michels for her new era. Her soul-baring third studio album, Charm, comes out July 12.

Photo credit: Lucas Creighton

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