Clairo

Immunity

 
This isn't the only sign of underdevelopment on Immunity either: "Impossible" features throwaway bars that are clearly placeholders; and the extended amateur children's choir that closes "Softly" (for almost a minute-and-a-half) will be skipped by many.
 
Missteps like these would gall more on an album less promising overall. If Immunity sounds a bit like an album cobbled together to capitalize on Cottrill's overnight success, its grab-bag approach to style and production is arguably its strength as well. Hearing Cottrill swing from folk-pop to grungy guitars to electro ("Sofia," which sounds like a Marina and the Diamonds track has snuck onto your playlist) is impressive, and she inhabits all these modes easily.
 
Elsewhere, some of the more beat-driven tracks sound like Canadian duo Milk & Bone, and it would be remiss not to mention Faye Webster (both were born in Atlanta, GA), whose timbre and laidback delivery Cottrill shares much in common with.
 
Clairo's stylistic variability sets her apart from these artists however, and while some more time and resources wouldn't be unwelcome on a sophomore effort, Immunity confirms she's one to watch.
(Fader)