Clairo: Diary 001 Vinyl 12 Online

Official debut from Syracuse University student Claire Cottrill aka Clairo. The term “bedroom pop” is getting thrown around more and more, but unlike the slew of studio artists chasing a certain reverse-engineered false intimacy, Cottrill s bedroom pop is borne out of necessity. And now that her music has transcended Soundcloud and YouTube and is a real thing you can hold in your hands, she’s elevating her sound and poised to make a bigger statement. Diary 001 includes “Pretty Girl,” her breakthrough song about “a relationship I had and how I felt like I needed to be a pretty girl for someone else. I felt like I needed to change a lot about who I actually was to be perfect for them instead of just being who I am genuinely,” plus five new songs that most college sophomores can relate to: “Flaming Hot Cheetohs,” “Boy Of My Dreams,” etc. Diary 001 is a solo affair, save for one track helmed by Danny L Harle, also features Irish rapper Rejjie Snow on “Hello.”