Clarion drop their chaotic, beautiful new EP ‘Blue Fairy’

LA’s Clarion are turning chaos into catharsis — new EP ‘Blue Fairy’ out now

There’s something happening out of East LA that deserves your full attention. Clarion — the shoegaze trio born out of a shared lockout space — have just dropped their new EP, ‘Blue Fairy‘, and it hits like a wall of sound with something urgent to say.

Formed around the creative axis of Saya Oliva (bass/vocals, she/her) and Anthony Sanchez (guitar/he/him), with Javier Flores holding it down on drums, Clarion pull from a gloriously noisy canon — Fennel, Sonic Youth, HUM, Julie, Black Flag, Paramore — and filter it through something rawer and more instinctive. ‘Blue Fairy’ is the sound of a band discovering their voice in real time, and what a voice it is: abrasive, emotionally alive, and completely uninterested in being polished. It’s shoegaze, post-punk, and noise rock thrown into a blender and cranked to eleven. If you’re not feeling it in your chest, turn it up.

When they’re not DIY-gigging at a Denny’s (yes, really), they’re back in that East LA room — jamming, debating, refining. The result is a live show that turns any space, stage or basement, into a cathartic event. Catch them if you can.

Watch: Cover Me

‘Blue Fairy’ Tracklist

1. Blue Fairy
2. Tetra
3. Cover Me
4. Media Mediocracy
5. Lotus
6. Accolade

On the Rise

It’s not just the EP generating heat. Clarion’s track Hello Juliet is on a serious run right now — averaging 300,000 streams per day and recently added to SiriusXM. The momentum is real, and ‘Blue Fairy’ is about to pour fuel on it.

Tour Dates

Clarion are spending most of spring on the road, with festival slots, headline dates, and a run supporting Panchiko. Tickets on sale now — a few are already gone, so don’t sleep.

• March 28 — Boise, ID — Treefort Festival
• March 31 — Denver, CO — Larimer Lounge +!
• April 1 — Omaha, NE — Slowdown – Front Room +!
• April 2 — Ames, IA — Maintenance Shop +!
• April 3 — Iowa City, IA — Gabe’s +!
• April 5 — Minneapolis, MN — 7th Street Entry +!
• April 6 — Milwaukee, WI — Cactus Club +!
• April 7 — Chicago, IL — Beat Kitchen +!
• April 8 — Urbana, IL — Canopy Club +!
• April 10 — Lansing, MI — Green Door +!
• April 11 — Toronto, CAN — Hard Luck +!
• April 12 — Buffalo, NY — Rec Room +!
• April 13 — Columbus, OH — Rumba Cafe +!
• April 15 — NYC — Mercury Lounge +! (SOLD OUT)
• April 16 — Boston, MA — Warehouse XI +!
• April 19 — Philadelphia, PA — Ukie Club +!
• April 20 — Washington, DC — DC9 +!
• April 21 — Richmond, VA — The Camel +!
• April 23 — Raleigh, NC — Pour House +!
• April 24 — Asheville, NC — Revival +!
• April 25 — Atlanta, GA — Masquerade – Altar +!
• April 26 — Orlando, FL — Will’s Pub +!
• April 30 — Hattiesburg, MS — Fat Cat !
• May 2 — Oklahoma City, OK — Resonant Head !
• May 5 — Tucson, AZ — Rialto Theatre @ (SOLD OUT)
• May 6 — Anaheim, CA — House of Blues @ (SOLD OUT)
• May 7 — Anaheim, CA — House of Blues @ (SOLD OUT)
• May 9 — Fresno, CA — Tioga-Sequoia @ (SOLD OUT)
• May 10 — Reno, NV — Holland Project +!
• May 11 — Sacramento, CA — Cafe Colonial +! (LOW TIX)
• May 12 — Fresno, CA — Tioga-Sequoia @
• May 13 — Anaheim, CA — House of Blues @ (SOLD OUT)
• May 14 — Anaheim, CA — House of Blues @
• May 23 — Las Vegas, NV — Taverna Costera +!
• June 5 — Los Angeles, CA — The Paramount
• June 6 — Mesa, AZ — Rosetta Room

@ — Supporting Panchiko  |  + — with Forest  |  ! — with Bed

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