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Unlike some other artists out there that like to open their albums with a bang, Claire Cottrill, or professionally called Clairo, did it to her almost 2-year-old debut album Immunity at rock bottom instead. The 3 minute and 33-second-long track "Alewife" starts with a melancholic piano that is filled with gloom, giving that sad feeling. The haunting and lonely sounding track has such a heartbreaking story to tell. Some will probably wonder what the name of the track means, especially those who live outside the United States. Alewife is the name of a train station that is near where the 22-year-old singer lived, as she sings in the first verse of the song, “In Massachusetts only 30 minutes from Alewife, I lay in my room wondering why I’ve got this life.” I know, that’s already depressing. Early teenage years can be tough for some people, including Clairo. "Alewife" talks about her suicide attempt, back when she was in eighth grade. Q...