Immunity (Clairo album)

Immunity is the debut studio album by American singer-songwriter Clairo, released on August 2, 2019, by Fader Label. The album was co-produced by Clairo and Rostam Batmanglij, formerly of Vampire Weekend.

Immunity
Studio album by
Clairo
ReleasedAugust 2, 2019 (2019-08-02)
Studio
Genre
Length40:39
LabelFader
Producer
Clairo chronology
Diary 001
(2018)		 Immunity
(2019)		 Sling
(2021)
Singles from Immunity
  1. "Bags"
    Released: May 24, 2019
  2. "Closer to You"
    Released: June 27, 2019
  3. "Sofia"
    Released: July 26, 2019

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.

Composition

It has been described as a soft rock,[1] bedroom pop (Lo-fi music),[2] electropop,[3] and indie pop record.[4]

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.[5]

Critical reception
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?7.0/10[6]
Metacritic76/100[7]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[8]
Consequence of SoundB+[9]
The Guardian[10]
NME[11]
The Observer[12]
Pitchfork8.0/10[1]
Q[13]
Rolling Stone[14]
Slant Magazine[15]
Uncut4/10[16]

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.[7]

Accolades

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

Publication List Rank Ref.
Billboard The 50 Best Albums of 2019
22
[17]
Consequence of Sound Top 50 Albums of 2019
45
[18]
The Guardian The 40 Best Albums of 2019
20
[19]
Les Inrockuptibles The 100 Best Albums of 2019
49
[20]
Los Angeles Times The 10 Best Albums of 2019
5
[21]
NME The 50 Best Albums of 2019
10
[22]
Noisey The 100 Best Albums of 2019
17
[23]
Paper Top 20 Albums of 2019
15
[24]
Pitchfork The 50 Best Albums of 2019
18
[25]
PopCrush The 25 Best Albums of 2019
—
[26]
Slant The 25 Best Albums of 2019
8
[27]
Uproxx The 50 Best Albums of 2019
28
[28]
The 35 Best Pop Albums of 2019
8
[29]

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Alewife"Claire Cottrill
3:33
2."Impossible"
  • Cottrill
  • Batmanglij
  • Batmanglij
  • Peter Cottontale
3:50
3."Closer to You"
  • Cottrill
  • Batmanglij
Batmanglij3:04
4."North"Cottrill
  • Batmanglij
  • Cottrill
  • Cottontale[a]
3:33
5."Bags"Cottrill
  • Batmanglij
  • Cottrill
4:20
6."Softly"
  • Cottrill
  • Batmanglij
Batmanglij3:05
7."Sofia"
  • Cottrill
  • Batmanglij
Batmanglij3:08
8."White Flag"Cottrill
  • Batmanglij
  • Cottrill
3:01
9."Feel Something"CottrillBatmanglij2:57
10."Sinking"Cottrill
  • Batmanglij
  • Cottrill
3:10
11."I Wouldn't Ask You"Cottrill
  • Batmanglij
  • Cottrill
  • Cottontale[a]
  • Burns Twins[a]
  • Hayley Briasco[a]
6:56
Total length:40:39

Notes

  • ^[a] signifies an additional producer.

Personnel

Charts
Chart (2019) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[30] 73
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[31] 79
France Downloads Albums (SNEP)[32] 146
UK Download Albums (OCC)[33] 90
US Billboard 200[34] 51

References
  1. St. Asaph, Katherine (August 2, 2019). "Clairo: Immunity". Pitchfork. Retrieved August 5, 2019.
  2. Wood, Mikael (July 31, 2019). "On impressive debut, Clairo broadens her bedroom pop while still brooding over love". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved July 17, 2021.
  3. Richardson, Mark (August 7, 2019). "'Immunity' by Clairo Review: Electro-Pop Made for Dreaming". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved July 17, 2021.
  4. Sanchez, Gabrielle (June 11, 2021). "Clairo releases new single and announces upcoming album, co-produced by–you guessed it–Jack Antonoff". The A.V. Club. Retrieved July 7, 2021.
  5. Kim, Michelle (August 5, 2019). "Clairo Announces North American Tour". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on August 5, 2019. Retrieved November 19, 2019.
  6. "Immunity by Clairo reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved September 3, 2019.
  7. "Immunity by Clairo Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved October 10, 2019.
  8. Donelson, Marcy. "Immunity – Clairo". AllMusic. Retrieved August 9, 2019.
  9. Flynn, Katherine (August 8, 2019). "Clairo Gets Vulnerable on the Intimate Immunity". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved August 9, 2019.
  10. Beaumont-Thomas, Ben (August 2, 2019). "Clairo: Immunity review – songs from the battlefield of young love". The Guardian. Retrieved August 5, 2019.
  11. Daly, Rhian (August 2, 2019). "Clairo – 'Immunity' review". NME. Retrieved November 28, 2019.
  12. Mackay, Emily (August 4, 2019). "Clairo: Immunity review – a winning debut". The Observer. Retrieved August 5, 2019.
  13. Flint, Hannah (September 2019). "Clairo: Immunity". Q (402): 108.
  14. Hermes, Will (August 2, 2019). "Clairo's 'Immunity' Proves Her Viral Success Was No Fluke". Rolling Stone. Retrieved August 5, 2019.
  15. Ordaz, Sophia (August 5, 2019). "Review: Clairo's Immunity Is a Starkly Vulnerable and Inviting Debut". Slant Magazine. Retrieved August 9, 2019.
  16. Cochrane, Greg (September 2019). "Clairo: Immunity". Uncut (268): 24.
  17. Kress, Bryan (December 10, 2019). "The 50 Best Albums of 2019: Staff Picks". Billboard. Retrieved December 14, 2019.
  18. "Top 50 Albums of 2019". Consequence of Sound. December 2, 2019. Retrieved December 14, 2019.
  19. "The 50 best albums of 2019: 6-50". The Guardian. December 13, 2019. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved December 14, 2019.
  20. "Notre Top 100 des meilleurs albums de 2019". Les Inrocks (in French). December 11, 2019. Retrieved December 14, 2019.
  21. Wood, Mikael (December 11, 2019). "Best albums and songs of 2019: Solange, Lana Del Rey and the miracle that is 'Old Town Road'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 14, 2019.
  22. "The 50 best albums of 2019". NME. December 16, 2019. Retrieved December 21, 2019.
  23. Stone, Avery (December 12, 2019). "The 100 Best Albums of 2019". Vice. Retrieved December 14, 2019.
  24. Goldfine, Jael (December 18, 2019). "PAPER's Top 20 Albums of 2019".
  25. Frank, Alex (December 10, 2019). "The 50 Best Albums of 2019". Pitchfork. Retrieved December 14, 2019.
  26. "The 25 Best Albums of 2019". PopCrush. 2 December 2019. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
  27. Ordaz, Sophia (December 12, 2019). "The 25 Best Albums of 2019". Slant Magazine. Retrieved December 14, 2019.
  28. "The Best Albums Of 2019, Ranked". Uproxx. December 2, 2019. Retrieved December 14, 2019.
  29. "The Best Pop Albums Of 2019". Uproxx. December 6, 2019. Retrieved December 14, 2019.
  30. "ARIA Chart Watch #537". auspOp. August 10, 2019. Archived from the original on December 2, 2020. Retrieved August 10, 2019.
  31. "Canadian Albums: August 17, 2019". Billboard. Retrieved August 13, 2019.
  32. "Le Top de la semaine : Top Singles Téléchargés – SNEP (Week 32, 2019)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved September 16, 2019.
  33. "Official Album Downloads Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 16, 2019.
  34. "Billboard 200: August 17, 2019". Billboard. Retrieved August 13, 2019.
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