Claire L. Evans | |
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![]() Evans in 2019 | |
Background information | |
Origin | Portland, Oregon, United States |
Genres | Indie rock, electropop, dance-pop |
Years active | 2008–present |
Labels | DFA, States Rights, Marriage |
Website | clairelevans |
Claire L. Evans is an American singer, writer and artist based in Los Angeles, California. She is the lead singer of the pop duo YACHT. [1]
Evans joined YACHT in 2008 after sharing a "mystical experience" with collaborator Jona Bechtolt and has recorded four albums, namely See Mystery Lights , Shangri-La , I Thought the Future Would Be Cooler , and Chain Tripping with Bechtolt. [2] She also appeared as a guest on YACHT's third album I Believe in You. Your Magic Is Real . Known for her androgynous onstage persona as a performer, she has been called a "neo-Annie Lennox" by The New York Times . [1] NPR music journalist Bob Boilen has referred to her as "one of the most striking performers I've seen in a rock band". [3]
In addition, Evans is a journalist and author of Broad Band: The Untold Story of the Women Who Made the Internet . [4] With a popular science and culture blog titled Universe, hosted by National Geographic's Scienceblogs network, [5] her essay for Universe "Moon Art: Fallen Astronaut" was anthologized in The Best Science Writing Online 2012. [6] She also writes for Vice, The Guardian, Wired and Aeon. In August 2013, she became the editor-in-chief of OMNI Reboot, a new online version of the science magazine OMNI . [7] She is the former Futures Editor of Motherboard, Vice's technology and science website.
She is a member of the feminist collective Deep Lab. [8] She is the creator of the App 5 Every Day. [9]
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