Lo-fi music
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Low fidelity is a music or production quality in which elements usually regarded as imperfections in the context of a recording or performance are present, sometimes as a deliberate stylistic choice.
A minimal bedroom studio set-up with 1980s–1990s equipment
The Beach Boys (pictured in 1967) recorded albums at Brian Wilson's home studio from 1967 to 1972.
R. Stevie Moore (pictured in 2011) is frequently referred to as the "godfather" of home recording.
Calvin Johnson (pictured c. 2000s), founder of K Records and co-founder of Beat Happening
Clairo
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Claire Elizabeth Cottrill, known professionally as Clairo, is an American singer–songwriter.
Lo-fi music
…any music with a "fuzzy" production quality. The genre has an inseparable relationship with the internet and social media platforms. Artists such as Clairo and Boy Pablo gained more recognition due to the virality of their DIY music videos on YouTube. The term bedroom pop became legitimized as a descriptor…
Clairo performing at BST Hyde Park in July 2025
Clairo performing live at the El Rey Theatre in Los Angeles, April 2019
Clairo performing at the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles, California, in 2022
Clairo performing at the Fonda Theatre in Los Angeles for the Charm residencies, September 2024