Clairo (Claire Cottrill, born 1998 in Atlanta) is an American singer-songwriter who went from viral bedroom pop to one of indie's most rewarding catalogs. Immunity (2019) is the polished breakthrough; Sling (2021) turns toward folk and chamber pop, and Charm (2024) adds vintage soul warmth via producer Leon Michels. Find Clairo vinyl, CDs, and reissues at Wax Trax Records.
Claire Elizabeth Cottrill was born in Atlanta, Georgia on August 18, 1998 and raised in Carlisle, Massachusetts. She gained early viral attention through her 2017 song Pretty Girl. She signed with FADER Label and released her debut full-length Immunity (2019), co-produced by Rostam Batmanglij. Her follow-up Sling (2021), produced by Jack Antonoff, marked a deliberate shift toward folk and chamber pop. Charm (2024) continued her evolution, this time produced by Leon Michels with Daptone-adjacent soul aesthetics.
Clairo's sound has evolved markedly across her catalog. Her early work was rooted in lo-fi indie and bedroom pop; Immunity introduced more polished indie pop production; Sling moved toward chamber pop, folk, and 1970s soft rock; Charm incorporated 1960s and 1970s soul influences with vintage analog recording approaches.
FADER Label and Republic pressings of the Clairo catalog have been issued in multiple color variant editions. Sling and Charm have had extensive retailer-exclusive pressings.
Listeners new to Clairo typically start with Immunity (2019) or Charm (2024).
