Claire Brooks has produced an exhilarating and profoundly personal debut, "I Will Outlive You," an audacious six-track romp through humor, heartache, and hard-won self-realization. A set of songs that plays like a razor-sharp diss track in hypnotic wraps, "I Will Outlive You" positions Brooks as a musician not afraid to probe the rawest reaches of her psyche and set it to music as danceable as it is defiant.
"I was digging deep into the depths of my heart of disgusting filthy goo and putting it on the table and going 'What's next, what are we going to do about this,'" Brooks says. The result? A noise-clash of indie pop and beat-driven introspection, of placid melodies and stinging lyricism. Songs like Hibernation and Bleach showcase her peculiar skill of marrying softness with an almost sarcastic bravado, demonstrating that emotional depth and an earworm can be co-conspirators.
"I Will Outlive You" is an artistic statement that establishes Claire Brooks as an artist to watch. As she keeps forging her lane within the alt-pop landscape, "I Will Outlive You" serves as both a declaration of resilience in the face of the unknown and an invitation for you to lean in, listen closely, and embrace the chaos.