Cautious Clay returns with new single & video for ‘No Champagne (6am)’
CAUTIOUS CLAY
RETURNS WITH NEW SINGLE AND VIDEO
‘NO CHAMPAGNE (6AM)’
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SIGNS TO CONCORD RECORDS
Singer-songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist Joshua Karpeh aka Cautious Clay returns with his first single this year, “No Champagne (6am)” via his new home on renowned indie label Concord Records.
Produced by Cautious and Valley Girl (RAYE, Caroline Polachek, Allie X), “No Champagne” serves as his first offering of the year and is a heartfelt meditation on love’s quiet intensity, featuring warm, ethereal production and intimate lyrics evoking the feeling of love’s push and pull. The accompanying golden-hued visual directed by Travys Owen helps bring to life the track’s intimate essence, reflecting his artistic evolution and personal growth.
Speaking on the song, Cautious shares, “With ‘No Champagne’ I was really trying to set an image around defining the difference between expectation versus reality. Being in a space with someone that you care about and understanding what they want out of a relationship versus what you want out of a relationship and getting to the heart of that. When we’re at our worst, how are we translating with that person in a room? When there’s no champagne, when there’s no real reason to celebrate - how are you actually connecting to me? How are we actually connecting to each other? I think that’s the heart of it thematically. In terms of the setting I wanted it to feel like the morning, kind of warm and bright even though the subject matter might not be - I really like that juxtaposition.”
“No Champagne” builds on the momentum of 2023’s KARPEH, which was praised by Hypebeast, NME and NPR, the latter calling it “exceptional, expansive and beautifully airy”.
Since emerging in 2017, Cautious Clay has been crafting a unique sound that defies boundaries, seamlessly blending pop, alternative R&B, jazz, and indie rock with deeply introspective songwriting. His breakthrough came with 2018’s Blood Type and the standout track “Cold War”, a raw and resonant call for emotional honesty that has since garnered over 150M streams. The song’s reach extended far beyond music, landing in Issa Rae’s HBO hit Insecure, Olivia Wilde’s movie Booksmart, and was reimagined by Taylor Swift and Jack Antonoff on Lover’s “London Boy”.
Beyond his own artistry, Cautious has made his mark as a sought-after songwriter and producer, collaborating with Billie Eilish, John Mayer, John Legend, Khalid, Kavinsky, Melanie Martinez, Remi Wolf, and most recently, Tycho. Following the release of his acclaimed EPs Resonance and Table of Context, he delivered his full-length debut Deadpan Love, in 2021–a nuanced exploration of the complexities of human connection that earned him praise from The New York Times, Rolling Stone, The Fader, PAPER, and more. His 2023 debut KARPEH, saw him reaching new heights, offering a more intentional and sonically rich work - an intimate portrayal of himself, his past and family bold evolution and one that cements his place as a singular voice in modern music as he swiftly moved amidst an intimate portrayal of himself, his past, and family life.
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