On the heels of her new album Charm, Clairo has covered Lana Del Rey’s “Brooklyn Baby” for Spotify Singles.
Originally appearing on Lana Del Rey’s 2014 Dan Auerbach-produced sophomore LP Ultraviolence, “Brooklyn Baby” serves both as the artist’s love letter to and satirical lampooning of the Brooklyn-based “hipster” subculture that sprung up around the time of her early 2010s breakthrough — in our original review of Ultraviolence, Sasha Geffen referred to “Brooklyn Baby” as “the most millennial song ever written.”
“Yeah, my boyfriend’s pretty cool/ But he’s not as cool as me,” goes one of Lana’s original lines, sung with effortless poise in Clairo’s dreamy, slightly slower rendition. The cover may not have the bells and whistles she imbued into the arrangements of the ’70s-inspired Charm, but it does feature Clairo’s signature honey-velvet singing voice. Listen to Clairo’s cover of “Brooklyn Baby” below.
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Clairo’s Charm arrived in July, and in support, the artist will be heading out on a lengthy North American tour this fall. Get tickets here.
Del Rey, meanwhile, headlined Coachella back in April and recently teamed up with Quavo for the country-rap track “Tough,” which is possibly be the first single off her upcoming country album Lasso.
Clairo 2024-2025 Tour Dates:
09/27 – Dallas, TX @ The Factory in Deep Ellum
09/28 – Houston, TX @ White Oak Music Hall
09/30 – Austin, TX @ ACL Live at the Moody Theater
10/01 – Austin, TX @ ACL Live at the Moody Theater
10/03 – Mesa, AZ @ Mesa Amphitheatre
10/04 – San Diego, CA @ The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park
10/06 – Stanford, CA @ Frost Amphitheater
10/07 – Santa Barbara, CA @ Santa Barbara Bowl
10/09 – Troutdale, OR @ McMenamins Edgefield
10/10 – Seattle, WA @ The Paramount Theatre
10/11 – Seattle, WA @ The Paramount Theatre
10/13 – Magna, UT @ The Great Saltair
10/14 – Denver, CO @ Mission Ballroom
10/16 – Chicago, IL @ The Salt Shed
10/20 – Columbus, OH @ KEMBA Live!
10/21 – Washington, DC @ The Anthem
10/23 – Toronto, ON @ Massey Hall
10/24 – Toronto, ON @ Massey Hall
10/28 – Boston, MA @ Roadrunner
10/29 – Boston, MA @ Roadrunner
11/01 – Philadelphia, PA @ Franklin Music Hall
11/02 – Philadelphia, PA @ Franklin Music Hall
11/04 – Nashville, TN @ Opry House
11/05 – Charlotte, NC @ Ovens Auditorium
11/07 – Atlanta, GA @ Fox Theatre
03/03/25 – Dublin, Ireland @ Olympia
03/04/25 – Dublin, Ireland @ Olympia
03/07/25 – Paris, France @ Salle Pleyel
03/10/25 – Utrecht, Neterlands @ TivoliVredenburg – Ronda
03/11/25 – Utrecht, Neterlands @ TivoliVredenburg – Ronda
03/13/25 – London, UK @ Eventim Apollo
03/16/25 – Glasgow, UK @ O2 Academy Glasgow
03/17/25 – Glasgow, UK @ O2 Academy Glasgow
03/19/25 – Manchester, UK @ O2 Academy Manchester
03/20/25 – Manchester, UK @ O2 Academy Manchester