Grimes/Claire Boucher thread

these songs are so jam packed full of ideas. like, even a seemingly simple one like "california" has that pon de replay beat mixed with that rumbling western guitar line and just all this stuff you wouldn't think to put together.

but it never sounds busy or weighed down either. she's like a magician.

kill v main is my new jam though

the "eh" in "eh, i don't behave" is a nice canadian flourish in a song about a time traveling "italiana mobster looking so precious"

I am glad you like this treeship

i do. it is the best treeship.

I gave Art Angels a run for the first time in over a month yesterday and it didn't strike me as unimpeachable as it did initially. But I stand by my initial assessment that its' highlights are easily the best things she's recorded.

My 3yo daughter is absolutely batshit insane in love with Kill V Maim, and I agree with her that it's a great song

i thought she was dinging "now don't be hateful"

wow i was v wrong

ha I thought that as well

no i listened to it again yesterday closely and i still think it is "now don't be hateful"

Nooooo she verified the lyrics on "Genius"

As much as it pains me, I am going to have to disagree with you

it is not "don't be hateful"

I know this is redundant as hell, but man, 'REALiTi' is such a wonderful song. Just absolutely gorgeous and transcendent.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OsCfufAp2tM

she used a completely different version of the song for this, much more subdued. once again the video starts off strong but goes nowhere, there are all these cool set pieces but nothing really happens, not very compelling, never gains momentum.

music videos don't need to go anywhere. it's fun watching her dancing around in weird outfits on cool sets.

love the new mix.

It's a little disjointed, but I love all the set pieces individually. The new mix is v bitchin.

yeah, i'm feeling bitched

i find it compelling me to turn into a bat and swoop swoop

lol where was this music video supposed to go? Where did Hype Williams' videos ever go? I mean sure this jumps back and forth between lots of different stuff but I don't see it as a flaw

do not like the new mix :(

:( cuz it's one of my favorite songs on the ablum

i hope there are tons of alternate mixes for these songs

Yeah I wonder if an alternative mixes EP could be in the works.

When has a Grimes video ever had a conventional narrative? I like all these characters she seems to embody.

great video! get real flappy bird!!

seeing her tonight. v excited. i take back what i said about california vid. it's good. i guess what i meant was i wish she'd stick to one or two set pieces because i want to see more of each one. also afaik she hasn't played this song live yet. but tonight is her first show since coachella so hey you never know.

too much bass

no such thing imo

yeah we are all about that

like i couldn't breathe or hear her sing. then i moved and it was slightly better. good show though

Listening to Halfaxa for the first time right now.

It's, uhh. . . really, really good

shit http://pitchfork.com/news/66147-grimes-walks-off-stage-at-barclays-center/

Hope everything's OK...

Ahh, I hate that kind of unsettling mood. Hope she'll be alright.

Damn dude, that sounds fucked. Best wishes to the Grimes family, whatever this shit was.

I really can't stand that "Realiti" has taken permanent residence in my head.

Welcome to etc., etc....

too much bass

― flappy bird, Saturday, May 14, 2016 12:46 AM (1 month ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

no such thing imo

― μpright mammal (mh), Saturday, May 14, 2016 11:58 AM (1 month ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

yeah we are all about that

― Michael F Gill, Saturday, May 14, 2016 12:54 PM (1 month ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

like i couldn't breathe or hear her sing. then i moved and it was slightly better. good show though

― flappy bird, Saturday, May 14, 2016 4:26 PM (1 month ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

I was at one show like this, a stadium concert, where the bass made it literally physically uncomfortable to be in the audience

bass was way too loud when i saw her

She announced a new song on Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/p/BGvCHb4jfj-/?taken-by=actuallygrimes

http://pitchfork.com/news/66165-grimes-i-will-explain-what-happened-at-barclays-once-i-can-safely-and-legally-do-so/

Take care of business, Grimes. <3

Video of her running off stage. Her mic cuts out and it looks like she hears something in her ear piece, and then she bolts. Seems like a serious stalker/death threat... really really scary especially in the wake of Orlando and the murder of Christina Grimmie.

https://youtu.be/HNNMS0CpwRw?t=1m38s

that's...a weird conclusion to jump to based on that 'evidence'

Yeah, I'm gonna take her word and not speculate about it.

On an unrelated note: I hadn't really listened to the album since late last fall. I really liked the record, but it didn't fit in with my mood at the time at all. A few weeks ago I was in my local comic shop and they dropped Flesh Without Blood into their in-store playlist, which is mostly just pure 70s/80s punk rock, and it lit up my world. Since then, I've been enjoying an Art Angels renaissance.

jews did grimes eleven

What the hell? Ben Gibbard of Death Cab for Cutie did the almost exact same thing that Grimes did, just one night earlier:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8zFGK5LFRr4

where does Meatloaf fit into this

Gibbard was being bottled though

So no global conspiracy against indie musicians?