La Copine is Claire Wadsworth’s storytelling laboratory.

Second Chance sounds like a record that only needs the passage of time to make it a classic. Sounding both new and timeless, while rooted in traditional, piano-driven tunes, the singing and piano playing are complemented by a soaring string quartet, ’80s synths and trippy electric guitars. Wadsworth’s vocals float above it all, drenched in Laurel Canyon reverb and multi-tracked harmonies.

The record casts a spell upon the listener; 50 minutes of desert magic.

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Described as a “mystic mix tape that crosses genres” "First Lessons" is the full-length debut album by Landers resident Claire Wadsworth, recording under the name C’est Claire. Widely known as co-owner of the Flamingo Heights restaurant La Copine, the album was three years in the making, as Wadsworth – a Berklee-trained pianist – juggled her busy life as a restaurateur and songwriter/musician. A piano-driven concept album based on the signs of the zodiac, "First Lessons" is named after a poem by the late New Hampshire poet Phillip Booth. “[The poem] was found in my grandpa’s bedside table after he passed,” Wadsworth said. “For such a religious man to have a poem next to his bible gave me hope.”

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