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2019 studio album by Clairo
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

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.

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

Immunity has been described as a soft rock, bedroom pop, electropop, and indie pop record.

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

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?7.0/10
Metacritic76/100
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic
Consequence of SoundB+
The Guardian
NME
The Observer
Pitchfork8.0/10
Q
Rolling Stone
Slant Magazine
Uncut4/10

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.

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

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Alewife"Claire Cottrill3:33
2."Impossible"
  • Cottrill
  • Batmanglij
  • Batmanglij
  • Peter Cottontale
3:50
3."Closer to You"
  • Cottrill
  • Batmanglij
Batmanglij3:04
4."North"Cottrill
  • Batmanglij
  • Cottrill
  • Cottontale
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
  • Burns Twins
  • Hayley Briasco
6:56
Total length:40:39

Notes

  • signifies an additional producer.

Personnel

Musicians

  • Claire Cottrill – lead vocals (all tracks), electric guitar (1, 4, 5, 8, 10), acoustic guitar (1, 5), drum programming (3–5, 10), piano (5, 8, 11), drum arrangement (5), guitar solo (7), synth (10)
  • Rostam Batmanglij – synth (all tracks), bass (1, 2, 5–7, 10), piano (1, 2, 8, 9), drum programming (1, 3, 4, 6–11), electric guitar (2, 3, 5–7, 11), acoustic guitar (2, 9), harpsichord (2), synth bass (3), Mellotron (4), 808 bass (4, 8, 11), drum arrangement (5), organ (6, 10), synth programming (7), bass programming (9)
  • Danielle Haim – drums (2, 5, 7), drum arrangement (5)
  • Peter Cottontale – Wurlitzer (outro of 2), keyboard (4), drum programming (4), piano (6), choir arrangement (6)
  • Nick Breton – drum arrangement (5)

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 (all tracks), mixing (10)
  • Dalton Ricks – recording engineering (all tracks)
  • Cary Singer – recording engineering (1, 2, 4, 5, 7–10)
  • Michael Harris – recording engineering (2, 7)
  • Nick Breton – recording engineering (4, 5, 8, 10)
  • Nate Head – recording engineering (7)
  • Tom Elmhirst – mixing (1)
  • Shawn Everett– mixing (2, 5, 6, 8, 9)
  • Manny Marroquin – mixing (3)
  • Dave Fridmann – mixing (4, 7)
  • Mike Fridmann – mix engineering (4, 7)
  • 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

Chart (2019) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) 73
Canadian Albums (Billboard) 79
France Downloads Albums (SNEP) 146
UK Download Albums (OCC) 90
US Billboard 200 51

Certifications

Certifications and sales for Immunity
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) Gold 40,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

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