Official Claire is one of her generation's finest songwriters. The Chicago Reader praised her combination of “sensitivity and straight talk.” Former Wilco member LeRoy Bach says, “Official Claire is my favorite new songwriter. Her songs possess deep wit, and mischief, and all those swaying hooks!” Her live band includes Bach, as well as Brooks Palmer and drummer Quin Kirchner.
Claire is also a calm shredder of guitar. The Singleman Affair called her a “stunning bliss/drone sorceress.” On her most recent release, Midnight Dickbiter, Claire played and engineered the majority of instruments. The beautiful collection maintains a celebration amid darkness, and generosity amid the mundane.
Claire grew up in the Chicagoland area, where she’s played the main stage at the Old Town School’s acclaimed Square Roots festival, and a Lollapalooza after-party with Slow Pulp. She’s currently en route to perform at Wilco’s curated Solid Sound Festival and is also featured at this year’s Chicago standout festival, Sound and Gravity.
Support from State College’s Weird Dream — poetic soundscapes that somehow turn into catchy, strange songs. Revealing and restrained in the best way.
