Music Review: Clairo

When the opening gambit of the busily buzzed Clairo's debut album recalls end-theme movie music, it's not a stretch to expect more post-Lorde whisper-pop. But around the Auto-Tune-weaponizing "Closer to You," Claire Cottrill asserts herself with some coolly gorgeous vocal turns. This is bedroom-pop compared to Frankie Cosmos only because it sounds small and enclosed, and her famous friends give it a shape. Danielle Haim's tissue-thin breakbeats propel "North," "Bags," and "Softly" all in a row. Dave Fridmann's been a master drum mixer for two decades since "The Soft Bulletin" and his blunt edge helps Danielle Haim crack the sky that helps the atmospheric Cottrill's songs get a move on.