Jane Claire is a multidisciplinary artist and writer, originally from a small town in South Texas, now living and working in Austin. Her work is informed by history, wildlife, politics of space, romance and being a bad woman.

Her first proper release, sour grapefruit, comprises both music and the written word. The EP’s four tracks are an electronic ode to gently outliving one’s enemies. sour grapefruit’s accompanying poetry book is a collection of somewhat nice (but mostly not nice) poems about her exes. 

As for the tracks, Butcher Bear produced the music in collaboration with Texas-based electronic musicians: Kinder, Reaganometry and Out Of Place, and has been released on his label, Insect Records. insectrecords.org

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Sour Grapefruit (EP)

Why Do You

Cigarettes

Virgins

Sour Grapefruit

Soft sounds emanate from the southernmost shores of a Texas pandemic hellscape. 

Five minutes long, this track features original beats and mixes by Jane Claire, sourcing found sounds from the MXTX Sample Library. Featured sound composers include Henna Chou, Natalia Rocafuerte, Graham Reynolds and Paulina Sotomayor.

Gulf Coast Sun: A Meditation

Jane Claire is a creative director, social impact leader and recording artist, living and working in Austin, Texas.

As a musician, her sound pulls influences from Björk, Solange and Frank Ocean. Her lyrics are informed by living in the South, cellulite and being a bad woman. Since putting out her first four-track EP “Sour Grapefruit” in 2019, she has played South by Southwest (SXSW) and opened for the likes of OSHUN, Nomi Ruiz, Bunny Michael and more. 

Her artistic and professional work has been profiled in publications like Texas Monthly, ADWEEK and Forbes, as well as recognized in the City of Austin’s Women’s Hall of Fame.

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