Immunity (Clairo album) explained

Immunity
Type:	studio
Artist:	Clairo
Cover:	Clairo - Immunity.png
Studio:	Truth & Echo Park Back House (Los Angeles, California) Bravo Ocean (Atlanta, Georgia)
Genre:	Soft rock bedroom pop electropop indie pop
Label:	Fader
Producer:	Rostam Batmanglij Claire Cottrill
Prev Title:	Diary 001
Prev Year:	2018
Next Title:	Sling
Next Year:	2021

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,^[1] electropop,^[2] and indie pop record.^[3]

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.^[4]

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.

Publication	List	Rank
Billboard	The 50 Best Albums of 2019
Consequence of Sound	Top 50 Albums of 2019
	The 40 Best Albums of 2019
Les Inrockuptibles	The 100 Best Albums of 2019
Los Angeles Times	The 10 Best Albums of 2019
NME	The 50 Best Albums of 2019
Noisey	The 100 Best Albums of 2019
Paper	Top 20 Albums of 2019
Pitchfork	The 50 Best Albums of 2019
PopCrush	The 25 Best Albums of 2019
Slant	The 25 Best Albums of 2019
Uproxx	The 50 Best Albums of 2019
	The 35 Best Pop Albums of 2019

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 – synth, bass, piano, drum programming, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, harpsichord, synth bass, Mellotron, 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

Chart (2019)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[5]	73
France Downloads Albums (SNEP)^[6]	146
UK Download Albums (OCC)^[7]	90

Notes and References

1. Web site: On impressive debut, Clairo broadens her bedroom pop while still brooding over love. Wood. Mikael. Los Angeles Times. July 31, 2019. July 17, 2021.
2. Web site: 'Immunity' by Clairo Review: Electro-Pop Made for Dreaming. Richardson. Mark. The Wall Street Journal. August 7, 2019. July 17, 2021.
3. Web site: Sanchez. Gabrielle. Clairo releases new single and announces upcoming album, co-produced by–you guessed it–Jack Antonoff. The A.V. Club. June 11, 2021. July 7, 2021.
4. Web site: Clairo Announces North American Tour. Kim. Michelle. August 5, 2019. Pitchfork. en. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20190805173601/https://pitchfork.com/news/clairo-announces-north-american-tour. August 5, 2019. November 19, 2019.
5. Web site: ARIA Chart Watch #537. auspOp. August 10, 2019. August 10, 2019. December 2, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201202034225/https://www.auspop.com.au/2019/08/aria-chart-watch-537/. dead.
6. Web site: Le Top de la semaine : Top Singles Téléchargés – SNEP (Week 32, 2019). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. French. September 16, 2019.
7. Web site: Official Album Downloads Chart Top 100. Official Charts Company. September 16, 2019.