Released 12th February 2021.

When Claud Mintzs mother finally heard the 13 songs on her kids magnetic first album, 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 relationships delight and dejectionthe 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 smoldering 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.

The debut release on Phoebe Bridgers Saddest Factory Records, Super Monster is a vertiginous but joyous coming-of-age reckoning with such young love. Claud sees relationships as games of endless wonder, intrigue, and second-guesses, a roller-coaster t