We had a chat with Clara Quilichini about her poignant new single ‘Off’ and the ideas behind it
A new single that does a great job of capturing some of the horror and spiralling emotions that come with living among a world that is packed full of tragedy and hardship and being inable to do anything to change or stop it, latest Clara Quilichini single ‘Off’ is a track that sees the Paris based singer-songwriter tapping into the very real anxieties that many of us face in such divided current times, no matter how disconnected these situations seem to be from our own lives.
The track does a really nice job of contrasting the weight of the narrative and its themes with a stripped-back and soft style that really draws out the emotion in the lyrics, laying out bare the artist’s emotional pleas and questions. There is a deftness to the track that hits you like a gut-punch, looking hopelessly around at a world that has spun out of control as more and more innocent people pay the consequences as a result. This track really struck a chord with us, and we had a chat with Clara to find out a bit more about it and what compelled the artist to write it.
Hey! We were really moved by your new single ‘Off’, what more can you tell us about it?
Hi! Thank you 🙂 
Off is a song I wrote out of a feeling of powerlessness in the face of war. I had just come back from witnessing its devastating realities abroad and couldn’t seem to get back to my normal life. In search for a way to cope, I wrote about it.
What was the process like putting it together?
I didn’t want to talk about things I didn’t know, or to put words in other people’s mouths, so I just wrote about what I was feeling, from my point of view. I picked up my guitar and the words just came to me; it felt like they were ready to come out.
The song talks about how distant and disconnected my life can sometimes feel from the harsh realities unfolding simultaneously on the other side of the world.
What were your biggest influences when creating it?
In the moment, I just wrote from the heart, without thinking about any particular influence. But I guess that, unconsciously, I was inspired by artists who stand up for the innocent. I’ve always love We Are the World, maybe it inspired me in some way, especially for the choir part of my song, which represents hope, and the beauty of humanity that endures even in the world’s darkest moments.
What should we expect from your upcoming debut album on the whole?
A lot of feelings! The album talks about things that kept me up at night at the time I wrote it, from heartbreak to growing pains, with a lot of vulnerability and often a tad of humour.
What else do you have planned for the near future?
A few releases with other artists and more writing!
