Claud – Super Monster LP Vinyl Record

Claud – Super Monster LP Vinyl Record

When Claud Mintz’s mother finally heard the 13 songs on her kid’s magnetic first album, 2021’s”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 “Overnight,” the heartsick longing of a pending rejection during the yearning “Jordan,” the reluctant call for a requisite breakup during the smouldering “Ana.” 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.

Claud sees relationships as games of endless wonder, intrigue, and second-guesses, a roller-coaster thrilling you even when it’s terrifying. If “Gold” turns the tension and indecision of a bad match into an undeniable bit of lithe disco, “That’s Mr. B*tch To You” 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.

Pressed on Classic BlackVinyl

TRACKLISTING

Side A:

1. Overnight
2. Gold
   
3. Soft Spot
   
4. In Or In-Between
   
5. Cuff Your Jeans
   
6. Ana feat.Nick Hakim

Side B:

1. Guard Down
2. This Town
   
3. Jordan
   
4. That’s Mr. B*tch To Youfeat.Melanie Faye
5. Pepsi
   
6. Rocks At Your Window
   
7. Falling With The Rainfeat.Shelly