Clairo is on her way to becoming a serious pop star, and on her journey to the top, she’s surrounded herself by great company. She’s currently supporting Khalid on his North American tour, which just kicked off a few days ago. She also co-produced her upcoming album Immunity with Rostam Batmanglij, and now she has shared the latest fruit of their collaborative labor: “Closer To You.”
The single kicks off with a hip-hop-style beat and vocoded vocals from Clairo, and for the most part, it stays in that wheelhouse. It’s the kind of chilled-out track that earlybird Khalid fans are probably really enjoying on tour, and evidence that Clairo is in the midst of an ascent.
Clairo wrote of the song in a pair of tweets, “‘closer to you’ is one of the most important songs @matsoR and i have made together- it’s extremely different than ‘bags’ but the story telling and emotion is all the same. something i learned through this album process was how to translate what i’m saying into the actual production, how to make the instrumental/effects talk back to you – i think this song is a good example of that exploration & i hope you enjoy.”
'closer to you' is one of the most important songs @matsoR and i have made together- it's extremely different than 'bags' but the story telling and emotion is all the same
— claire cottrill (@clairo) June 26, 2019
something i learned through this album process was how to translate what i'm saying into the actual production, how to make the instrumental/effects talk back to you – i think this song is a good example of that exploration & i hope you enjoy
— claire cottrill (@clairo) June 26, 2019
Listen to “Closer To You” above, and check out Clairo’s upcoming tour dates below, which include a bunch of dates supporting Khalid.
06/20 — Gila River Arena @ Phoenix, AZ*
06/22 — MGM Grand Garden Arena @ Las Vegas, NV*
06/23 — Pechanga Arena @ San Diego, CA*
06/25 — Staples Center @ Los Angeles, CA*
06/28 — Oracle Arena @ Oakland, CA*
06/29 — Golden 1 Center @ Sacramento, CA*
07/01 — Moda Center @ Portland, OR*
07/04 — Rogers Place @ Edmonton, AB*
07/07 — Tacoma Dome @ Tacoma, WA*
07/09 — Spokane Arena @ Spokane, WA*
07/12 — Pepsi Center @ Denver, CO*
07/14 — American Airlines Center @ Dallas, TX*
07/16 — AT&T Center @ San Antonio, TX*
07/18 — Toyota Center @ Houston, TX*
07/19 — Chesapeake Energy Arena @ Oklahoma City, OK*
07/21 — Pitchfork Festival @ Chicago, IL
07/23 — XCEL Energy Center @ St. Paul, MN*
07/25 — United Center @ Chicago, IL*
07/26 — Nationwide Arena @ Columbus, OH*
07/28 — Little Caesars Arena @ Detroit, MI*
07/29 — PPG Paints Arena @ Pittsburgh, PA*
07/31 — Madison Square Garden @ New York, NY*
08/03 — Capitol One Arena @ Washington, DC*
08/04 — XL Center @ Hartford, CT*
08/06 — Scotiabank Arena @ Toronto, ON*
08/08 — The Bell Centre @ Montreal, BC*
08/10 — TD Garden @ Boston, MA*
08/11 — Wells Fargo Center @ Philadelphia, PA*
08/13 — Spectrum Center @ Charlotte, NC*
08/14 — State Farm Arena @ Atlanta, GA*
08/16 — Amway Center @ Orlando, FL*
08/17 — American Airlines Arena @ Miami, FL*
*supporting Khalid
Immunity is out 08/02 via Fader Label. Pre-order it here.
