Coco & Clair Clair Exemplify Modern Girlhood with ‘Girl’
Dreamy pop-rap duo Coco & Clair Clair bring ironically vapid bars to their new album, Girl— the best friends from Atlanta tease and quip about girlhood.
Blithe stereotypes of the female experience are celebrated on “Kate Spade.” Coco & Clair Clair are “too rare for Raya” with their vodka Diet Cokes and middle part buss downs. They diss and read “fugly bitches” with Ayesha Erotica-like intelligence, all the while delivering it with sing-song vocals on top of dream-pop.
Coco & Clair Clair live in the popularized world of Brat and bimbo aesthetics. “If our songs are so shit, then why the free clout?” Coco asks on the album opener, “Martini.” Their self-indulgence and intelligent self-awareness create a perfectly sarcastic vibe for the entire album.
“Gorgeous International Really Lucky” breaks down the meaning of modern girlhood literally and figuratively— the lovestruck feeling of a new crush paired with the knowledge of being “juicy” and “icy.” Oh, and that other girl is a “floozy…”
Their cover of Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young’s “Our House” is a standout track, although the idea sounds campy. The fine line between irony and sincerity is blurred in this emotional rendition. This motif continues into “Everyone But You,” a personal, introspective track about femininity. Despite the jokes, Coco & Clair Clair make it clear that they are not dumb.
But the library is officially open for “Bitches Pt. 2” featuring Marjorie -W.C. Sinclair. The reads are flying from left and right in this power bitch track. “Every time you take a group pic, they say there’s a sneak,” Coco raps on “Bitches Pt. 2,” before Clair Clair references Carly Simon’s “You’re So Vain” in the outro.
“My Girl” takes stabs at wannabe socialites, maintaining Coco & Clair Clair’s cool girl status. “You look like paper tissue, yeah we can see right through you, bitch,” they deliver. The production of “My Girl” is exceptional, soaring with club synths. They perfectly exemplified the feeling of clubbing with your girls after a breakup. “Graceland” continues this exact feeling. “I’m a make it rain when she hits the handstand,” Coco raps.
Coco & Clair Clair move their cares to the side with “Aggy.” “You bring the boys, I’ll bring the girls / Have a couple drinks, forget the world,” Clair Clair angelically sings on the chorus— a stellar wrap-up to the album.
Coco & Clair Clair are starting their tour on September 28. Get tickets here.
