Rostam Batmanglij produced Clairo’s 2019 debut Immunity, and collectively they crafted the masterpiece (and third greatest track of that yr) that’s “Baggage.” Seven years later, the pair has reunited for the most recent single from Rostam’s forthcoming album American Tales. Titled after the late French chanteuse Françoise Hardy, “Hardy” is constructed round a pattern of Georges Delerue’s rating from Truffaut’s Day for Evening. Beneath, watch an accompanying video directed by Antony Muse.
In press supplies, Rostam described “Hardy” as “a track about wanting ahead and looking out again. Finally, I hope it leaves you with some feeling of hope for the long run.” He continued: “I’m so comfortable Claire might make a visitor look and sing her personal part of the track—I have all the time beloved the best way her voice communicates optimism.”
American Tales is out this Friday, Might 15. The day prior, Rostam will share American Tales: A Live performance Movie, a full dwell efficiency video additionally helmed by Muse, to YouTube. His North American tour kicks off later this month, adopted by a brief run of European reveals in September. Clairo launched her final album, Attraction, in 2024.
Examine “Baggage” at No. 123 in The 200 Greatest Songs of the 2010s.
