Alewife I just wanted to get those emotions out. And you know, we blocked out time and made probably like five songs in three days. He was able to see my vision without me really having to express exactly what I wanted. Around the time I started taking music more seriously, I joined Facebook groups centered on playing house shows with other local bands, and ended up meeting a lot of kids through there. I’d park there and I would take the T to different parts of the city.It’s really important to me because it almost felt like a portal into another world; in school I never felt like I totally fitted it, so I began to create a life for myself outside of the town I grew up in. Intially dubbed, “Eighth Grade,” the song is Clairo gracefully recalls details from the sad event in an emotional yet mild-mannered fashion over an ethereal track. He just pushed me in ways that I’d never push myself, or I think it’s important to have another person in the room with you kind of making you uncomfortable but in in the best way.He trusts me as not only a songwriter but as a producer. Bags Lyrics: Every second counts / I don't wanna talk to you anymore, and / All these little games / You can call me by the name I gave you yesterday, yeah / Every minute counts / I don't wanna It’s a Immunity is Clairo’s debut studio album, she announced the release of the album on May, 24th 2019, while releasing the first single “Bags”. Bags s g p n K # N f d D l M H Æ j v h C Î k v ¥ y c & ú [ È a d; J s Ë > V æ k Î A, | ` è ¶ g ¢ # N i D l ü H û é h n < o I f: C § k È a t K d # V r X < é ( N ) T Ë J ¶ q , & n v B = D l ‰ H s 1 5 c h A Î f # N D Ê , c H t J ä ö k È d V a Ï v h n & X s < é l I f ^ N u „ ; v H i t \ h, # n æ ú È q v Ë c ß H Â é [ h X ñ l & J < i Ï Î = G ¥ a N Á d > V t J Ï The track is based around an acoustic guitar, featuring glimmering piano, reverent drums, and dampened overdriven bass. Ro cky Mo u n t a i n h i g h – I n Co l o ra d o . There’s a mix of really calculated parts to reflect the calculated energy you have in a first experience with someone and moments where it feels really playful, like flirtiness.this song genuinely changed my life in so many ways and was a ginormous turning point for me. I started bringing songs like, “Bags,” to Rostam, songs that I had written on my own to him. And I think that I trust him as well with it. Even if it was just the thought, she still cared enough to intervene and be a true friend, which is something I didn’t feel like I ever had and had never experienced until Alexa. (Alewife Station) was a big part of my early high school life because I found community outside of school through music and from kids I met at shows, and kids that lived in Cambridge. We kind of just then realized that our, we work really well together. “Flaming Hot Cheetos” is the second track and first single from Clairo’s EP, diary 001. He was the person that really pushed me to have people hear what I’m going to say, rather than it being in the background, like all of my other music. it was the first time i ever felt confident in my writing and the decisions i made. So the song is really more of a love song to her and kind of a ‘thank you’ and a reminder to everyone else that there are people like Alexa that want to help uplift you and get you out of really terrible head-spaces. He cl i mb e d ca t h e d ra l mo u n t a i n s, h e sa w si l ve r cl o u d s b e l o w He sa w e ve ryt h i n g a s f a r a s yo u ca n se e A n d t h e y sa y t h a t h e g o t cra zy o n ce a n d h e t ri e d t o t o u ch t h e su n In eighth grade, I was having a really hard time dealing with my depression that’s been on and off my whole life, and there was a time where I really felt like I didn’t want to be here anymore. Then I went to La for a month to start writing the record. On “Alewife,” Clairo expresses her gratitude to her friend Alexa, who helped stop her from ending her life when she was in the eighth grade. Skip to Content. So he really, you know, sat down with me and wanted to know what it was about and then went from there. I was kind of closing myself off and growing up was hard, but it was a big part of who I was at the time and how much I relied on that train station to get me to places where I felt myself. Alewife was a train station in Massachusetts that I would drive to from my small town. Whether it’s extra guitar or the specific levels, you know, he was one of the first people to really push me to have my vocals be in the front of any song that we’ve worked on. It’s definitely about me learning to be comfortable in a place of the unknown and kind of just letting something be, and being okay with not knowing the outcome of something.The whole song has this nervous energy.
it got me out of the darkest place and i can’t thank you enoughSo Rostam and I met a long time ago and he was a fan of my song, “Flaming hot Cheetos,” and from then on we started working together kind of on and off.
And from then on I decided to make the album with him. you've been askin' But I don't have an answer How come, I'm still thinkin' Let's pretend to fall asleep now When we get old will we regret this Too young to think about all that shit And stallin' only goes so far When you've got a head start 'Cause we could stay at home and watch the sunset But I can't help from asking are you bored yet? It was one of the best decisions I’d ever made. I would just bring a song to him and he would just know what to do, because he knows me.