Claud - Super Monster - VINYL LP

When Claud Mintz's mother finally heard the 13 songs on her kid's magnetic first album, Super Monster, she asked a concerned question Just how many people had her 21-year-old dated? From beginning to end, these sparkling pop tunes capture the assorted stages of a relationship's delight and dejection-the giddy sensation of a first kiss during the beaming InchOvernight,Inch the heartsick longing of a pending rejection during the yearning InchJordan,Inch the reluctant call for a requisite breakup during the smoldering InchAna.Inch Claud, though, replied that these songs detailed the phases of only two or three relationships, simply written during them or at various points after they were over. InchI'd write about how I felt in the moment, then two months later, a year later. My perspective evolved on one relationship with the same person,Inch Claud says. InchI changed so much that it feels like a different person writing some of these songs-but it's just me.Inch The debut on Phoebe Bridgers' Saddest Factory Records, Super Monster is a vertiginous but joyous coming-of-age reckoning with such young love. Claud sees relationships as games of endless wonder, intrigue, and second-guesses, a roller-coaster thrilling you even when it's terrifying. If InchGoldInch turns the tension and indecision of a bad match into an undeniable bit of lithe disco, InchThat's Mr. B*tch To YouInch uses a spurt of righteous indignation to fuse a little soul and emo into one breathless hook. Super Monster is like a compulsive compilation that Claud culled from a lifetime of musical enthusiasms-the arcing alt-rock of '90s airwaves, the rapturous pop of '00s chart-toppers, the diligent genre-hopping of modern online life. Claud emerges as the chameleonic mastermind of this mélange, channeling all of love's emotions into songs so sharp they make even the hardest times feel fun. During the Summer