Claire Cronin – “Before The End Of Time”
Claire Cronin's latest track swaps the spiritual dread and folk horror that usually characterise her work for something altogether more tender, which is rather lovely. A lullaby contemplating the end of things sounds like it could easily become maudlin, but there's something genuinely moving about an artist pivoting towards beauty when the subject matter could push her the other way. If you've been enjoying the darker corners of alternative music on Cledvibes Radio, this might just remind you why those introspective artists matter so much: they can surprise you when you least expect it.
From Stereogum: The LA-based writer and musician Claire Cronin's work is generally based around ideas of folk horror and spiritual dread. Her 2020 book Blue Light Of The Screen is about her obsession with horror movies, which also tends to come through in her music. But Cronin's latest song, is a gorgeous lullaby about how she'll miss the world once it ends. The post Claire Cronin – “Before The End Of Time” appea…