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Alienation is the debut extended play (EP) by American singer Clairity. It was first released on July 17, 2015, in the United States by Republic Records. Its lead single, "DNA", preceded its release on June 23, 2015.

Background
Clairity released her debut single "Sharks in the Swimming Pool' on March 17, 2015. The song, however, did not appear on Alienation. Then on June 23, 2015, 'DNA' was released on her youtube channel.

Development
Initially, Clairity "started strictly as a songwriter" then after everything began evolving into her own artist project and she realized that her songs were "too personal to pitch to other artists." She then met with Pepe Serbert and Kara DioGaurdi who assisted her in the writing process.

Release and promotion
Clairity premiered the first single 'DNA' from Alienation on her youtube channel on June 23, 2015. She also released a lyric video for 'DNA' on October 5, 2015 on her VEVO channel. On July 7, 2015 and July 14, 2015, she premiered 'Scarecrow' and 'Velcro', respectively. Alienation was released digitally on July 17, 2015. She also uploaded vlogs and 'making of' videos on her youtube channel to help promote the EP.

Critical reception
Alienation received positive reviews from music critics. POPDUST editior Jason Scott calls Alienation an "an authoritative and compelling record, it is also a rather revolutionary moment, signaling a deeper and well-rooted personal evolution."

Track listing

 * Sample credits
 * "Velcro" samples "Don't Go" as performed by Yazoo.