PRESS PRAISE FOR CLARA LA SAN
“La San has opened up a new world within her sound with gorgeous details that reveal themselves on multiple listens and huge, cinema-sized emotions.” - FADER
“Clara La San’s sound is singular. Her voice is effortless, slippery. Her lyrics have the unique quality of being disarmingly direct, moving between the confessional and meditative.” - PAPER
“The slickest noughties R&B beat and Aaliyah-esque melodies we’ve heard in a minute.” - NYLON
“She weaves observations on daily life into a sonic tapestry of synths, 90's trip-hop, and experimental R&B” - OFFICE
Today, enigmatic composer, producer, and singer Clara La San announces the revival of her acclaimed 2017 mixtape Good Mourning — out December 13 via CLS Music / AWAL Recordings. Co-written and co-produced with UK electronic producer Jam City (Troye Sivan, Lil Yachty, Kelela) and adding to Clara La San’s mysterious allure, the project had been deleted from DSPs after making waves in underground circles upon its initial release. Now, following the release of her debut album Made Mistakes in June, La San is returning to her roots to re-release Good Mourning with re-recorded vocals and a fresh mix from engineer Geoff Swan (Charli XCX, Chappell Roan, Caroline Polachek). Crystallizing the sonic and visual world she has been perfecting for nearly a decade, the mixtape also features a never-before heard/brand new song titled “Enemy”. She announces Good Mourning with “Unplanned”, a track that found virality through a series of “leaked” fan demos on YouTube and across social media that, albeit unintentionally, laid the foundation for the growth of Clara La San’s cult following. Listen to “Unplanned” HERE.
In June, Clara La San released her long-awaited debut album, Made Mistakes—critically heralded by The FADER, Office Magazine, Paper Magazine, Nylon, and more. Made Mistakes finely balances Clara’s renewed conviction in her solo sound with an empathetic vulnerability that identifies her as an R&B siren taking control of her agency and finding her place in the world. Somewhat shadowy and avoidant of the spotlight previously, on Made Mistakes Clara opens listeners up not just to her music, but the whole Clara La San audio-visual world, finally unlocked for fans to interpret and ultimately lose themselves in. This month, Clara will play a string of shows in Los Angeles, Brooklyn, and London marking Clara La San’s debut live performances and providing long-time fans and newcomers alike the opportunity to experience Clara’s world up close and personal. Tickets on sale HERE.
While her music is steeped in a holistic listening of myriad musical strands—from early aughts R&B to contemporary rap instrumentals—Clara La San braids her influences with inspirations from cinema scores and up-to-the-second sound design, also thanks to additional and co-production provided by Yves Rothman (Amaarae, Blondshell, Yves Tumor) and mixing by the iconic Tony Maserati (Mary J Blige, Beyonce, Lady Gaga) to express a singular style of electro-soul and pop. In October 2024, Made Mistakes was “Chopped Not Slopped” by Houston legends DJ Candlestick and OG Ron C, further cementing her authentic influences to a tangible community of rap and R&B lovers. Listen HERE. Her palpable style is matched by a rare ability to conceive top-line vocal melodies, layered in blushing harmonies that instantly imprint on the memory and have kept her growing and devoted fanbase, including many other artists and peers, returning for more. | 
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