Clairo review – introspective pandemic-made pop bursts out into the open
Claire Cottrill’s ornate and intricate songs provoke a fan singalong backed by saxophones and clarinets
August 2021
Billie, Lorde, Lizzo: has being a female pop star in 2021 become unbearable?
Laura Snapes
The month's best album reviews
Billie Eilish, Leon Bridges and more: August’s best album reviews
July 2021
Clairo: Sling review – a cinematic delight
Lavish arrangements and assorted musings converge on Claire Cottrill’s intimate second album
January 2020
Mura Masa: RYC review – so mediocre, it's not even entertainingly bad
Clairo, Tirzah and Slowthai and other guests can’t polish the turds on producer Alex Crossan’s profoundly awful second album
December 2019
Kitty Empire's artist of the week
Clairo review – a quiet phenomenon
Clairo review – hard-won life lessons from adored DIY pop star
August 2019
Clairo: Immunity review – a winning debut
Clairo: Immunity review – songs from the battlefield of young love
March 2019
‘Be urself’: meet the teens creating a generation gap in music
Instead of radio or the music press, today’s teens are discovering songs in the background of YouTube videos – creating a new breed of superstars unknown to adults
