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10.0
125819
10.0 |
NME
On the follow-up to 2019's 'Immunity', Claire Cottrill finds healing and hope in domesticity, as she muses on mental health and burgeoning responsibility
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9.5
125840
9.5 |
Northern Transmissions
Jack Antonoff’s thoughtful production does what it’s supposed to do: it gives Clairo a welcome canvas to paint her Bob Ross-esque landscapes upon, idyllic nature scenes that take the listener to the upstate New York studio where they recorded Sling
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9.1
125846
9.1 |
A.V. Club
Cottrill delivers her most innately beautiful and well-orchestrated album yet, co-producing Sling with one of contemporary pop’s most prominent producers, Jack Antonoff
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9.0
125838
9.0 |
DIY
Stoic and serene, ‘Sling’ is a brave new chapter that introduces a Clairo transformed
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9.0
125821
9.0 |
The Line Of Best Fit
Sling is a true testament to Clairo’s masterful songwriting talents
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9.0
125823
9.0 |
Clash
On ‘Sling’ there is the sense that Clairo is in flight, except this time she isn’t running away from her little ghosts. On this record she runs towards them, even dances with them a little
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9.0
125842
9.0 |
Gigwise
A record to live out your cottagecore dreams to
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8.0
125985
8.0 |
The Quietus
The beauty of Sling is immediately apparent, but it is so much more than ‘pretty’, Clairo is letting us in to her safe space and reminding us to nurture one another. She is creating songs that throw an arm (or paw) around you and share the weight of your experiences
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8.0
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8.0 |
Rolling Stone
Claire Cottrill expands her sound with grace and subtlety on second album
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8.0
125834
8.0 |
Sputnik Music (staff)
Sling is very much the anti-Immunity. Whereas that album sang about conflicted feelings over same-sex attraction, Sling looks around at the world and asks why anyone should feel that way
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8.0
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8.0 |
Evening Standard
This is a mature, ambitious album from bedroom pop pioneer Clairo
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8.0
125848
8.0 |
The Observer
Lavish arrangements and assorted musings converge on Claire Cottrill’s intimate second album
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8.0
125856
8.0 |
Under The Radar
As Sling unfurls each new intimate detail, the album freely offers that same welcoming refuge to any who desire it, inviting each listener into the world of Clairo’s quiet reprieve
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8.0
125857
8.0 |
Vinyl Chapters
Clairo has only just made a name for herself a few years ago, but now with this second studio album being released into the world, I wouldn’t be surprised if she becomes one of the next big things
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7.8
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7.8 |
Beats Per Minute
Sling is an intimate, tender heart-to-heart where muted confessions finally have their day
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7.4
125826
7.4 |
Pitchfork
On her second album, reluctant Gen Z ambassador Clairo turns back the clock, embracing classic touchstones of 1970s folk
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7.0
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7.0 |
All Music
While melodies are largely stagnant on Sling, and lyrics swing between grievance and self-realization, the album's ruminative atmospheres are its defining - and likely haunting - strength
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7.0
125818
7.0 |
Loud And Quiet
Cottrill’s lyrics are as tender and earnest as ever, and on the whole, Sling’s ornate arrangements complement this, though at times the theatricality of the production seems to overwhelm their simplicity
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7.0
125824
7.0 |
Crack
You could call it a coming-of-age album, but even that feels reductive. Instead, it’s a coming-to-terms album, a focused portrait of a young woman who is finally choosing to treat herself with the generosity that she reserves for those she cares for
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7.0
125836
7.0 |
Exclaim
After years spent developing in the public eye, Sling feels like an arrival — it's the clearest distillation of Clairo's voice yet, a record both about and born of self-discovery
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6.8
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6.8 |
Paste Magazine
The rising singer/songwriter tries out a new producer, new sound on her sophomore album
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6.0
125913
6.0 |
musicOMH
Much like Folklore, Sling only counts as ‘pop’ in the loosest possible sense and feels more at home in the realm of easy listening
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6.0
125822
6.0 |
Slant Magazine
Sling is less commercial than Clairo’s debut, but it’s also more thematically and musically myopic
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