Coco and Clair Clair on Clairo’s ‘Pretty’ Cosign, the ‘Extreme Environments’ That Birthed New Album, ‘Girl,’ and Their Rise as Independent Artists
variety.comThania Garcia When it came time to create Coco and Clair Clair’s third album, “Girl,” the duo comprised of Taylor Nave and Claire Toothill were in the mood to record covers of other people’s songs. “I don’t think we knew it at the time but I think we were secretly trying to avoid having to dive back into making a new album,” Claire tells Variety.
The road to “Girl,” the follow-up to their critically acclaimed “Sexy” LP from 2022, was an intimidating one, no doubt. “Sexy” boasted several viral singles, including “Pop Star,” a quirky fusion of featherlight beats with punchy lyrics to match: “Pay me just to party and I show up in my PJs” and “If you want to hang with bad bitches there’s gonna be a fee.” Each verse delivered with equal parts ferocity and irony, producing an irresistible combination of relatability and delusion that feels specific to Gen Z. “We make music to have fun and we do karaoke all the time, we’re obsessed.
We always play cover songs at our shows. We’re huge fans of Angel Olsen, who releases covers all the time. To us, it made perfect sense that our next album be [comprised] of covers,” Coco (Nave) adds, “Our team was like ‘Oh… that‘s not gonna sell, babe.” So they compromised at only one cover: a gauzy, drum’n’bass take on Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young’s “Our House.” The album also includes the already-released singles “Aggy” and “Kate Spade,” which introduced the album an immediate level-up from “Sexy.” With each rugged breakbeat on “Kate Spade,” Coco’s charming flow and wit is strikingly confident and overwhelmingly feminine, cultivating an alluring charm that is felt throughout all nine tracks.
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