Clairo has “11 new songs” in the bag and a new album on the way

Clairo has teased that her next album is on the way, telling fans that “11 new songs” are in the bag. The US singer-songwriter (real name Claire Cottrill) took to Instagram this week to share an update on her fourth record, which will follow on from 2024’s ‘Charm’. READ MORE: Clairo – ‘Charm’ review: delving into desire Captioning a photograph of herself, she wrote: “I have 11 songs.” Cottrill did not share any further information on her upcoming LP, but she has been dropping hints that she’s been working on new music recently. She posted an image of herself in the studio this June, sitting in front of some keyboards and synthesisers. “It’s serious now,” she captioned that photo. The previous month, she shared a picture of “the boys working hard” in a recording space. Clairo said earlier that she herself had been “hard at work”. Another series of photos from March includes some studio happenings, too. It features a piece of tape with the handwritten message: “Clairo 4.” This suggests that Cottrill has been at work on her fourth album for much of 2026, after wrapping up her ‘Charm’ era late last year (see the posts below). The artist has signed a new record deal with Atlantic since ...