Clarion

East Los Angeles trio Clarion strike a chord with listeners through their handsomely layered, guitar-forward sonics, recalling the best in post-punk, shoegaze and even a hint of Japanese indie rock. Their self-titled debut EP, issued in 2024, is the textbook definition of a slow burn thanks to its standout track "Hello Juliet," which started attaining virality on social media within a year of release and landed on Billboard's Hot Rock & Alternative Songs chart in the spring of 2026, nearly two years after the EP dropped and about two weeks after a second EP, Blue Fairy, was released.