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''Immunity'' is the debut
studio album An album is a collection of audio recordings issued on compact disc (CD), Phonograph record, vinyl, audio tape, or another medium such as Digital distribution#Music, digital distribution. Albums of recorded sound were developed in the early ...
by American singer-songwriter Clairo, released on August 2, 2019, by Fader Label. The album was co-produced by Clairo and
Rostam Batmanglij Rostam Batmanglij ( fa, رستم باتمانقلیچ, ; born November 28, 1983), known mononymously as Rostam, is an American record producer, musician, singer, songwriter, and composer. He was a founding member of the band Vampire Weekend, whos ...
, formerly of Vampire Weekend. It has been described as a
soft rock Soft rock is a form of rock music that originated in the late 1960s in Southern California and the United Kingdom which smoothed over the edges of singer-songwriter and pop rock, relying on simple, melodic songs with big, lush productions. S ...
, bedroom pop,
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, and indie pop record.


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.


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.


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.


Accolades

At the end of 2019, ''Immunity'' appeared on a number of critics' lists ranking the year's top albums.


Track listing

Notes * signifies an additional producer.


Personnel

Musicians * Claire Cottrill – lead vocals , electric guitar , acoustic guitar , drum programming , piano , drum arrangement , guitar solo , synth *
Rostam Batmanglij Rostam Batmanglij ( fa, رستم باتمانقلیچ, ; born November 28, 1983), known mononymously as Rostam, is an American record producer, musician, singer, songwriter, and composer. He was a founding member of the band Vampire Weekend, whos ...
– synth , bass , piano , drum programming , electric guitar , acoustic guitar , harpsichord , synth bass ,
Mellotron The Mellotron is an electro-mechanical musical instrument developed in Birmingham, England, in 1963. It is played by pressing its keys, each of which pushes a length of magnetic tape against a capstan, which pulls it across a playback head. A ...
, 808 bass , drum arrangement , organ , synth programming , bass programming * Danielle Haim – drums , drum arrangement * Peter Cottontale –  Wurlitzer , keyboard , drum programming , piano , choir arrangement * Nick Breton – drum arrangement 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 , mixing * Dalton Ricks – recording engineering * Cary Singer – recording engineering * Michael Harris – recording engineering * Nick Breton – recording engineering * Nate Head – recording engineering * Tom Elmhirst – mixing * Shawn Everett– mixing * Manny Marroquin – mixing * Dave Fridmann – mixing * Mike Fridmann – mix engineering * 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


References


External links

* {{Authority control 2019 debut albums Clairo albums Fader Label albums Albums produced by Rostam Batmanglij