On August 19, Denton, TX-based music and visual artist Claire Morales will release her new album Lost in the Desert. In anticipation of the upcoming release, she is excited to unveil the album’s lead single, ‘Champion,’ along with its striking one-take music video.
On the song, Claire Morales says: “‘Champion’ was written during a time when my life was exploding,” Morales shares. “I had spent years avoiding conflict, hello, avoidant tendencies, and unsurprisingly, that created major issues in my personal life. Everything came to a head while I was releasing my last album. I learned that putting music out into the world can be a catalyst for upheaval. All the things I was afraid to face, all the uncomfortable truths I had been dodging, came crashing down.”
She continues: “It was brutal but necessary. One of the biggest takeaways from that period was the power of speaking your truth, even when it’s difficult. ‘Champion’ is about embracing conflict. Filming the video felt like exposure therapy: in a single take, I fight the camera, scream, cry, and release all the emotions that are too scary to express in real time.”
The song explores the ironic nature of conflict avoidance. “It’s almost a fight about fighting,” Morales explains. “It pokes fun at how monumental small arguments can feel. I imagined it like the kind of one-sided argument you have in your car alone—it sounds great because no one’s there to challenge you.”
Lost in the Desert:
- Road Dogs
- YVB
- I Don’t Want to Join Your Cult
- Lost in the Desert
- Angel in the Ether
- Champion
- Rare Fruit
- Low
- Neon Labyrinth
- The Way Back
