Clara La San

Last updated
Clara La San
Origin Manchester, England [1] [2]
Genres
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • record producer
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • synthesizer
Years active2014–present
Labels AWAL

Clara La San is a British singer, songwriter, and record producer. In 2014, her debut song "Let You Go" became popular on SoundCloud. Her follow-up song "In This Darkness" later went viral on TikTok upon being rereleased in 2023. Her debut studio album, Made Mistakes, was released in 2024. She is also known for her collaborations with the electronic music duo Bicep and for her enigmatic image. [3]

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Career

La San grew up on the English countryside and learned classical piano as a child. She first began producing music using Logic Pro while attending university. [4] Also while there, she released her first song, "Let You Go", on SoundCloud through the label Gang Fatale in 2014. It found success on the service and garnered her attention from record labels. Her song "In This Darkness" also became popular on SoundCloud. She was featured on the Scratcha DVA song "Pink22" in 2015 and on the extended play Fones by MssngNo in 2016. [5] She released her debut mixtape, Good Mourning, in November 2017, but took it down two years later, later stating that "it didn't feel ready". [6] [7] [8]

La San was featured on the electronic music duo Bicep's 2020 single "Saku" and their song "X", both of which appeared on their 2021 album Isles , and on their 2022 single "Water". [9] [2] She rereleased "Let You Go" on streaming platforms in 2021 and "In This Darkness" in 2023, with the latter song going viral on TikTok that year. [1] [7] [8] She returned as a lead artist in March 2024 with the release of her first single through CLS Music, an imprint of AWAL, "Don't Worry About It". [10] [1] She was featured on Bryson Tiller's song "Random Access Memory (RAM)" from his self-titled album, which was also released in March 2024. [11] Her self-produced and self-written debut studio album, Made Mistakes, was released on 7 June 2024. [3] [12]

Musical style

La San's music is largely alternative R&B and bedroom pop. [12] [6] She has stated that her music is inspired by "rap that has a lot of synth melodies". She records her music using her laptop and a Neumann U 87 microphone. [4] Tobias Hess of Paper described La San's music as "an ethereal R&B that has one foot in the early 2000s and the other in a time that doesn't exist yet" and Niall Byrne of Nialler9 called it "nocturnal R&B-pop". [7] [3] She also became known for her enigmatic presence online. [4] [13]

Discography

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with release date and label shown
TitleDetails
Made Mistakes

Mixtapes

List of mixtapes, with release date and label shown
TitleDetails
Good Mourning
  • Released: 24 November 2017 [15]
  • Rereleased: 13 December 2024 [16]
  • Label: Self-released (original release); CLS Music (rerelease)
  • Format: Digital download, streaming

Singles

As lead artist

List of singles as lead artist, with title, year released, and album shown
TitleYearPeak chart positionsAlbum
US
R&B
[17]
"Let You Go" [6] 2014—Good Mourning
"In This Darkness" [18] 201520Non-album single
"Feel Good" [19] 2017—Good Mourning
"Gravity" [20] —
"Don't Worry About It" [21] 2024—Made Mistakes
"Talking to You" [22] —
"Things You Didn't Know" [23] —
"Unplanned" [24] —Good Mourning
List of singles as featured artist, with title, year released, and album shown
TitleYearAlbum
"Saku" [25]
(Bicep featuring Clara La San)		2020 Isles
"Water" [26]
(Bicep featuring Clara La San)		2022Non-album single
"Touch Me" [27]
(Jam City featuring Clara La San & Aidan)		2023Jam City Presents EFM

Other charted songs

List of other charted songs, showing year released, with selected chart positions and album name
TitleYearPeak chart positionsAlbum
US
R&B
[28]
"Random Access Memory (RAM)"
(Bryson Tiller featuring Clara La San)		202418 Bryson Tiller

Guest appearances

List of guest appearances, with year, other artist(s), and album
TitleYearArtist(s)Album
"Pink22"2015 Scratcha DVA Allyallrecords
"All Good"2018 Jam City Earthly 000
"I'll See You"2020 Jonah Mutono Gerg
"X"2021BicepIsles

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  2. 1 2 Geraghty, Hollie (5 October 2022). "Bicep talk new single 'Water' and share what's next: 'We want to spend a few years experimenting' Listen to Bicep's magnetic new single 'Water'". NME . Retrieved 23 December 2024.
  3. 1 2 3 Byrne, Niall (7 August 2024). "The 20 best songs of July 2024". Nialler9. Retrieved 24 December 2024. Clara La San is a relatively mysterious musician from Manchester, who most people will recognise from featuring on the recent Bicep records, and she has provided backing vocals for musician Yves Tumor.
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  20. ↑ "Gravity by Clara La San". 21 November 2017. Retrieved 24 December 2024– via Spotify.
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  22. ↑ "Talking to You by Clara La San". 8 May 2024. Retrieved 24 December 2024– via Spotify.
  23. ↑ "Things You Didn't Know by Clara La San". 4 June 2024. Retrieved 24 December 2024– via Spotify.
  24. ↑ "Unplanned by Clara La San". 19 November 2024. Retrieved 24 December 2024– via Spotify.
  25. ↑ "Saku by Bicep". 17 November 2020. Retrieved 24 December 2024– via Spotify.
  26. ↑ "Water by Bicep". 5 October 2022. Retrieved 24 December 2024– via Spotify.
  27. ↑ "Touch Me by Jam City". 23 May 2023. Retrieved 24 December 2024– via Spotify.
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