Lav's Music Corner

If there's one type of artist I've had trouble with consistently in the past, it's the beloved indie-pop girl. Plenty of artists, usually but not always championed by cis lesbian women, that haven't clicked with me in the same way. From Mikski in 2018 to the various boygenius members at points throughout each of their careers, I've taken a lot of shit online from singer-songwriter fans. So I picked out some of those exact kinds of artists who dropped new albums this year to give them another go round and see if they click with me anymore this time.  Charm  - Clairo First up is Clairo, whose now beloved 2019 debut album still does absolutely nothing for me. I thought her Jack Antonoff-produced sophomore record was an improvement, though it still missed my end-of-the-year list, and I include a full 100 albums. This time around she's traded out Antonoff for Leon Michels, who absolutely dazzled me last year alongside Black Thought on their collaborative effort Glori...