Sling

**Sling** is the second studio album from American singer-songwriter Clairo. It was announced on June 11th and released the following month on July 16, 2021. The lead single "Blouse" was released on June 11th, 2021.

The album debuted at #17 on the US *Billboard's 200*, which made ***Sling*** Clairo's first top 20 hit. It also debuted at #1 on Billboard Alternative Albums Chart and #2 on Top Rock Albums Chart.

## Commentary

* **Among the works recognized with your nomination, Clairo is the only artist you hadn’t worked with before. What’s your process like when you start cold with someone?:** "It's an interesting one, because, you can love a person, you can love an artist, you can believe in it, you can have a vision, and get in the room -- and it just doesn't work. You really have to move slowly, and that was (the case) with her. We met and talked and we a day in the studio, and slowly but surely, you're like, "Okay, like I think we can do this." …We went up to this mountain studio called Allaire, a very, very remote studio.  I think that first day or two we wrote, produced and pretty much got it to the point of what you hear now: "Bambi," "Zinnias" and parts of "Amoeba," which are three really important songs that really set the tone of what the album was going to feel like." —Jack Antonoff, in an interview with *The Tennessean*

## Notes

* 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, 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 (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); recording engineer (6, 7, 12)
* Jake Passmore – acoustic bass guitar (7), acoustic guitar (7, 12), background vocals (12)
* Joanie Cottrill – percussion (9)
* 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)
* Will Quinnell – assistant mastering engineer
* Shubham Mondal – assistant recording engineer (2, 4, 8, 9, 11)

## Trivia

* "Reaper" was the first song that Clairo wrote for her sophomore album.

## References

1. ↑ https://www.udiscovermusic.com/news/clairo-billboard-charts/
2. ↑ https://www.tennessean.com/story/entertainment/music/2021/12/17/jack-antonoff-producer-taylor-swift-lorde-lana-del-rey-clairo/8943681002/