Sling (album)

In April 2020, it was reported that Clairo had begun work on her follow-up to Immunity when she shared a screenshot of a playlist titled 'Album 2 (demos so far)'. One demo, titled 'february 15, 2020 london, uk (demo)', dates back to February 2020 and another titled 'Everything I Know' from the beginning of April. In the writing process, Clairo admitted that "Joanie, my dog, opened up my world in ways I didn't think were capable. By caring for her, it forced me to face my own thoughts about parenthood and what it would mean to me." Having started writing in July 2020, Clairo revealed that "Reaper" was the first song she wrote for the record, and had then recorded approximately 35 of its demos thereafter. The recording of Sling took place during 2020 at Allaire Recording Studios in upstate New York, and was completed at Electric Lady Studios in New York City. Prior to the announcement of Sling, Clairo provided background vocals on Lorde's song "Solar Power" alongside Phoebe Bridgers. On June 11, 2021, Clairo released the lead single of the album, "Blouse", which features background vocals from Lorde. The song was performed on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. In 2022, she embarked on the Sling Tour, with Arlo Parks as an opening act. == Music and lyrics ==

Sling has been described as a vintage pop, Clairo's vocals become louder in the song mix as the track progresses and includes backing vocals performed by Lorde. == Critical reception ==

Sling received critical acclaim upon release. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 84, which indicates "universal acclaim", based on 21 reviews. Accolades ==Track listing==

Musicians • Clairo – vocals, production (all tracks), electric guitar (1–3, 12), piano (1–3, 6, 7, 9–12), Wurlitzer electric piano (1–3, 9–11), Kalimba (2, 6), Hammond B3 (3), 12-string acoustic guitar (4), acoustic guitar (4, 5, 8, 10), keyboards, Mellotron, synthesizer (7); vibraphone (7, 12), clavichord (9), clapping (10) • Jack Antonoff – production (all tracks), bass (1–7, 10, 11), clavichord (1, 2), electric guitar (1–6, 9–12), drums (1–4, 6, 7, 9, 11), Mellotron (1, 5–8, 11, 12), piano (1, 7, 10), 12-string acoustic guitar (2, 4, 6, 7), acoustic guitar (2, 4, 6, 7, 9), fretless bass (2, 4), Moog bass (2, 4, 6, 7, 9, 11, 12), programming (2), slide guitar (2, 5, 11, 12), Wurlitzer electric piano (2, 3, 6, 12), acoustic bass guitar (4, 12), lap steel guitar (4, 6), synthesizer (4, 5), strings conductor (5, 8), Kalimba (6), upright bass (6, 7, 10), Rhodes piano (12) • Evan Smith – flute, saxophones (1, 2, 4–7, 10, 12); synthesizer (1, 4, 5), clarinet (4, 6, 7, 12), violin (7) • Lorde – background vocals (5, 10) • Eric Byers – cello (5) • Bobby Hawk – violin (5, 8, 12) • Sam Baker – acoustic guitar, Kalimba, lute, ukulele (6); piano, production (7) • Jake Passmore – acoustic bass guitar (7), acoustic guitar (7, 12), background vocals (12) • Joanie Cottrill – chimes, snoring (9) Technical • Chris Gehringer – mastering engineer • Jack Antonoff – mixer, recording engineer • Laura Sisk – mixer (1–4, 6, 7, 10–12), recording engineer (1–8, 10–12) • John Rooney – recording engineer (4–6, 8, 9, 11), assistant recording engineer (1–3, 7, 10, 12) • Sam Baker – recording engineer (6, 7, 12) • Will Quinnell – assistant mastering engineer • Shubham Mondal – assistant recording engineer (2, 4, 8, 9, 11) ==Charts==