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.
― Treeship, Thursday, 21 April 2016 13:25 (eight years ago) link
but it never sounds busy or weighed down either. she's like a magician.
― Treeship, Thursday, 21 April 2016 13:27 (eight years ago) link
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"
― Treeship, Thursday, 21 April 2016 13:32 (eight years ago) link
I am glad you like this treeship
― ogmor, Thursday, 21 April 2016 13:46 (eight years ago) link
i do. it is the best treeship.
― Keks + Nuss (contenderizer), Thursday, 21 April 2016 19:37 (eight years ago) link
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.
― Austin, Thursday, 21 April 2016 19:49 (eight years ago) link
My 3yo daughter is absolutely batshit insane in love with Kill V Maim, and I agree with her that it's a great song
― a hairy, howling toad torments a man whose wife is deathly ill (James Morrison), Thursday, 21 April 2016 23:34 (eight years ago) link
i thought she was dinging "now don't be hateful"
― sexy dander (Stevie D(eux)), Friday, 22 April 2016 00:54 (eight years ago) link
wow i was v wrong
― sexy dander (Stevie D(eux)), Friday, 22 April 2016 00:55 (eight years ago) link
ha I thought that as well
― We quickly ate the feast as to leave ASAP (Sufjan Grafton), Friday, 22 April 2016 05:12 (eight years ago) link
no i listened to it again yesterday closely and i still think it is "now don't be hateful"
― sexy dander (Stevie D(eux)), Saturday, 23 April 2016 14:38 (eight years ago) link
Nooooo she verified the lyrics on "Genius"
― Treeship, Sunday, 24 April 2016 20:05 (eight years ago) link
As much as it pains me, I am going to have to disagree with you
― Treeship, Sunday, 24 April 2016 20:06 (eight years ago) link
it is not "don't be hateful"
― james brooks, Sunday, 24 April 2016 20:20 (eight years ago) link
I know this is redundant as hell, but man, 'REALiTi' is such a wonderful song. Just absolutely gorgeous and transcendent.
― Austin, Tuesday, 26 April 2016 16:55 (eight years ago) link
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.
― flappy bird, Monday, 9 May 2016 18:01 (eight years ago) link
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.
― Treeship, Monday, 9 May 2016 18:40 (eight years ago) link
It's a little disjointed, but I love all the set pieces individually. The new mix is v bitchin.
― how's life, Monday, 9 May 2016 19:05 (eight years ago) link
yeah, i'm feeling bitched
― da vinci beaver testicles (contenderizer), Monday, 9 May 2016 19:34 (eight years ago) link
i find it compelling me to turn into a bat and swoop swoop
― AdamVania (Adam Bruneau), Tuesday, 10 May 2016 00:13 (eight years ago) link
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
― sexy dander (Stevie D(eux)), Tuesday, 10 May 2016 00:28 (eight years ago) link
do not like the new mix :(
:( cuz it's one of my favorite songs on the ablum
― da vinci beaver testicles (contenderizer), Tuesday, 10 May 2016 00:40 (eight years ago) link
i hope there are tons of alternate mixes for these songs
― Treeship, Tuesday, 10 May 2016 00:48 (eight years ago) link
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.
― Michael F Gill, Tuesday, 10 May 2016 01:01 (eight years ago) link
great video! get real flappy bird!!
― karl...arlk...rlka...lkar..., Tuesday, 10 May 2016 13:21 (eight years ago) link
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.
― flappy bird, Friday, 13 May 2016 19:03 (eight years ago) link
too much bass
― flappy bird, Saturday, 14 May 2016 05:46 (eight years ago) link
no such thing imo
― μpright mammal (mh), Saturday, 14 May 2016 16:58 (eight years ago) link
yeah we are all about that
― Michael F Gill, Saturday, 14 May 2016 17:54 (eight years ago) link
like i couldn't breathe or hear her sing. then i moved and it was slightly better. good show though
― flappy bird, Saturday, 14 May 2016 21:26 (eight years ago) link
Listening to Halfaxa for the first time right now.
It's, uhh. . . really, really good
― Austin, Saturday, 11 June 2016 02:29 (eight years ago) link
shit http://pitchfork.com/news/66147-grimes-walks-off-stage-at-barclays-center/
― flappy bird, Thursday, 16 June 2016 16:31 (eight years ago) link
Hope everything's OK...
Ahh, I hate that kind of unsettling mood. Hope she'll be alright.
― Austin, Thursday, 16 June 2016 20:39 (eight years ago) link
Damn dude, that sounds fucked. Best wishes to the Grimes family, whatever this shit was.
― how's life, Thursday, 16 June 2016 21:06 (eight years ago) link
I really can't stand that "Realiti" has taken permanent residence in my head.
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 16 June 2016 21:10 (eight years ago) link
Welcome to etc., etc....
― Al Moon Faced Poon (Moodles), Thursday, 16 June 2016 21:18 (eight years ago) link
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I was at one show like this, a stadium concert, where the bass made it literally physically uncomfortable to be in the audience
― socka flocka-jones (man alive), Thursday, 16 June 2016 21:36 (eight years ago) link
bass was way too loud when i saw her
― de l'asshole (flopson), Friday, 17 June 2016 00:14 (eight years ago) link
She announced a new song on Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/p/BGvCHb4jfj-/?taken-by=actuallygrimes
― Austin, Friday, 17 June 2016 03:12 (eight years ago) link
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
― how's life, Friday, 17 June 2016 14:23 (eight years ago) link
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
― flappy bird, Friday, 17 June 2016 17:24 (eight years ago) link
that's...a weird conclusion to jump to based on that 'evidence'
― Dierks Bentley's Holistic Detective Agency (some dude), Friday, 17 June 2016 17:32 (eight years ago) link
Yeah, I'm gonna take her word and not speculate about it.
― how's life, Friday, 17 June 2016 17:33 (eight years ago) link
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.
― how's life, Friday, 17 June 2016 17:42 (eight years ago) link
jews did grimes eleven
― socka flocka-jones (man alive), Friday, 17 June 2016 17:43 (eight years ago) link
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
― ArchCarrier, Saturday, 18 June 2016 12:55 (eight years ago) link
where does Meatloaf fit into this
― PaulTMA, Saturday, 18 June 2016 14:28 (eight years ago) link
Gibbard was being bottled though
― ejemplo (crüt), Saturday, 18 June 2016 15:10 (eight years ago) link
So no global conspiracy against indie musicians?
― ArchCarrier, Saturday, 18 June 2016 19:29 (eight years ago) link