Coco & Clair Clair the Atlanta-based duo, who mix hip hop with lo fi dream pop and glimmering electronic production, have gained acclaim over the last few years for their effortless charm and winking braggadocio. They coolly dismiss the boring men who want to date them, talk shit about people who copy them, and luxuriate in being the life of the party. That kind of unfiltered confidence is often associated with male musicians, but Coco & Clair Clair’s music is also lush, vulnerable, and intimate. On Girl, they push that tension between stereotypically male and stereotypically female attributes further than ever before, with newly confessional lyrics, polished production, and the same verve that has always defined their work. Girl is a thrilling, poignant album that shows just how multifaceted girlhood and femininity can be. 

“We were writing about our relationships, referencing and incorporating lyrics we had written years ago – lyrics previously put aside for being too vulnerable or confessional,” Coco and Clair Clair say. “We experimented with a style of production that felt more refined, intentional, and intimate. We embraced the tension between that new approach and the characteristic qualities that propelled us early on: our flamboyance and boastfulness – all virtues of femininity and girlhood as much as they are tropes of masculinity. We worried less but cared more, which felt powerfully feminine.” 

04.10.2024