Clairo - Diary 001 [Limited Edition, Single Sided Black EP]

From making music in her dorm room to becoming one of the most intriguing and exciting indie-pop artists to emerge in 2018, 19-year-old Clairo, AKA Claire Cottrill, self-produced her debut EP, diary 001. She started college shortly after uploading a song called "Pretty Girl" to YouTube, and that same week, her bedroom music video reached a million views. This Limited Edition single-sided black vinyl captures the six-track EP that launched Clairo from bedroom pop phenomenon to touring artist. The gatefold outer sleeve houses the single-sided pressing, preserving the intimate, lo-fi aesthetic that made Clairo's music resonate with millions.

The New York Times calls it the new generation of "indie pop," praising her "innate knack for complex emotions rendered so casually as to be destabilizing". The EP features collaborations with Rejjie Snow on the opener "Hello?" and Danny L Harle on "B.O.M.D.," alongside standout solo tracks "Pretty Girl," "4Ever," and "Flaming Hot Cheetos." Clairo wrote and produced "Pretty Girl" using GarageBand and a small keyboard in about two hours, crafting a bedroom pop anthem about rejecting societal expectations. Each track on diary 001 blends lo-fi production with unexpectedly catchy melodies, creating an EP that feels both deeply personal and universally relatable.

The single-sided black vinyl format honors the DIY ethos of Clairo's early work, with the music pressed on one side and the other left blank. The gatefold packaging adds a premium touch to this Limited Edition pressing, making it a special artifact from a pivotal moment in bedroom pop history. A piece written by Joe Coscarelli of The New York Times said that the EP "bridges both worlds, building on the coy, understated bedroom pop of 'Pretty Girl' and 'Flaming Hot Cheetos' toward sturdier numbers like '4EVER' and 'B.O.M.D.'"

• Format: Single-Sided Black Vinyl LP
• Standout tracks: "Pretty Girl," "4Ever," "Flaming Hot Cheetos"
• Pressing details: Limited Edition, gatefold outer sleeve, single-sided pressing
• Genre/style: Bedroom Pop, Indie Pop, Lo-Fi, Singer-Songwriter
• UPC: 829299181418

This limited pressing immortalizes Clairo's breakthrough EP on vinyl, capturing the raw, self-produced charm that made her one of indie pop's most compelling voices.

* The Spotify track list may not exactly represent the tracks and audio of this LP edition.

Track List:

Side A:

1. Hello?
2. Flaming Hot Cheetos
3. B.O.M.D.
4. 4EVER
5. Pretty Girl
6. How (Demo)