That widened scope is core to Fall in Love with Her. Claudio’s signature introspective ballads remain, but the production is cinematic and soaked in reverb, her breathy voice suspended over a stripped-back mix of soft acoustic drums, dreamy piano, fuzzed-out guitar and sweeping harp. (In a behind-the-scenes video, her producers named acts like alt-rockers Radiohead and dream-pop bands Cocteau Twins and Mazzy Star as sonic touchpoints.)
Claudio peels back lyrically, too: After years of telling other people’s stories in her songs, she’s finally ready to share her own. Fall in Love with Her traces her journey in love, from yearning to be desired (“Need U to Need Me”) to grieving deception (“Tall Tales”) to navigating healing (“Detoxing”). On final track “Memory Foam”, Claudio leaves things open-ended but hopeful: “Don’t know if I’ll meet the one/But I’ll try till then.”
01. Fall in Love With Her (4:06)
02. Need U To Need Me (2:47)
03. Sail (3:20) *** 16/44.1kHz
04. Before It’s Too Late (4:00)
05. Discouraged (3:41)
06. One Word (4:11) *** 16/44.1kHz
07. Tall Tales (3:25)
08. Mi Luz (3:18)
09. Worse Than Me (3:45)
10. Detoxing (4:33) *** 16/44.1kHz
11. Memory Foam (2:50)