Grimes/Claire Boucher thread

how many signals can our rotten culture send that identifying with anyone is delusional? the sense of betrayal about all this is nauseating

deems I'm disappointed you're not a secret grimes fan but impressed at your dedication to ilx

this thread rules!

how many signals can our rotten culture send that identifying with anyone is delusional? the sense of betrayal about all this is nauseating

― goole, Wednesday, May 9, 2018 1:43 PM (two hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

First, I don't care about Grimes as an idol nor would I identify with her, I think Visions was great and Art Angels was poor and that's the extent of what I think about Grimes as a musician. It would take much more than dating Elon Musk for me to not give her next LP a try. However, she does have her hands in many causes that I do care about, and those causes come in direct conflict with the libertarian visions that Elon Musk has been barking constantly. I think that's ground for disappointment, and I think it's fair to wonder if she has been sincere about her politics.

Second, I think identifying with positive figures is a great thing to do (to a certain extent) and I can totally imagine a 19 year old female musician having a hard time breaking out in the industry taking solace in the success of someone like Grimes. I don't think it's delusional, but I agree that there is no betrayal in the sense she doesn't owe anything to her fans.

deems I'm disappointed you're not a secret grimes fan but impressed at your dedication to ilx

― ogmor, Wednesday, 9 May 2018 18:50 (two hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

a vos service

vhs otm

i think it’s perfectly natural, fun even, to “identify with” (not sure what that means) an artist whose work you like and who seems cool in interviews or on social media. part of liking things is “identifying” with them. it’s also reasonable to be disappointed if they say something unchill. “identifying with anyone is delusional” is over the top. like who cares

Is it wrong to view this as an attention grab / publicity stunt by G?

yes

Musk just seems like a self obsessed douche so the whole thing is really confusing to me. Then again who am I to comment on the romantic lives of others. I really shouldn’t give a shit.

Then again who am I to comment on the romantic lives of others. I really shouldn’t give a shit.

is the correct stance

Thank you big Jim

blessings

well i hope her new album comes out soon

Struggling with myself here because making this comment is something I would call another person out for doing, and it's the art not the artist, and I have deep respect for her work and personal autonomy and how people choose to live is not my business. But my eye is drawn again and again to observing that she doesn't look very well in those pictures. I feel uncomfortable seeing them, but my personal history is a major factor there.

The thing is the disconnect between her so called ideals and dating Elon Musk. She had “anti-imperialist” in her twitter bio not so long ago. So much for counter culture.

Just like Kanye it feels like a slight treason on what they used to think and express in their previous artistic endeavors before 2018 came along and made sellouts of them all.

<3

Um, what? pic.twitter.com/IlTwbppo3h

— Al Yankovic (@alyankovic) May 10, 2018

"Flesh Without Musk"
https://noisey.vice.com/en_au/article/nekj8w/ag-cook-grimes-remix-2018-flesh-without-musk-elon-grusk

Haha, I read that as Weird AL too.

lol elon responded to that tweet

imo the response to this whole thing hasn't been 'lol' enough, pls be more mirthful ilx

LATE TO THE PARTY ALERT BUT IT JUST POPPED INTO MY HEAD

And he shall be Elon
And he shall be a Grimes man

i don't see nothing wrong with a little elon grimes (with a little elon grimes)
i don't see nothing wrong, baby baby, hey
i don't see nothing wrong (i don't see nothing wrong)
w ith a little elon grimes (with a little elon grimes)
i don't see nothing wrong, hey

wanna drop song soon ish so wud u pref super dark heavy ballad about fighting balrog in the center of earth that is a sex metaphor or a very not pg13 ethereal shadow of colossus demon nu metal song abt insomnia? not 1st single or indicative of album direction, wuts the vibe?

— Grimes (@Grimezsz) May 12, 2018

lol at these song descriptions, i'm excited, hopefully she does release one of these soon

"working tracklist" for new album (1 of 2 apparently): https://pitchfork.com/news/grimes-shares-working-tracklist-for-new-album/

ilx pre-covers?

mos def

eheh, nice titles indeed !

Pre-cover, you say.

ILX Pre-covers Grimes's new album

https://consequenceofsound.net/2018/05/grimes-name-change-elon-musk/

this is going EXACTLY how it should :D

what's sad is it sounds like people already called her c, and it wouldn't be so dumb but for the needless reference to notation for the speed of light

he should at least respond in kind by changing his name to elon musik

(which is a reference to music)

“e-musik”

And then Carl Craig can sue him

#이달의소녀 #yyxy / LOOΠΔ yyxy [beauty&thebeat]

tracklist
2. love4eva (Feat. Grimes)#LOONA #이브 #츄 #고원 #OliviaHye #Yves #Chuu #GoWon #올리비아혜 #beautyandthebeat #love4eva pic.twitter.com/WsV3HwvITC

— 이달의 소녀(LOOΠΔ) (@loonatheworld) May 19, 2018

she's appearing on a track on the LOONA mini-album that's out at the end of the month, exciting!

Claire.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DdwtY32V4AAuxn4.jpg

He literally loves unions

lmao we live in hell

lmao

would be great if SF dropped Masochism right now

She's probably also a libertarian

totally

and as we know it's only a small skip from libertarian to the alt-right

oh joy

wtf sky is cool

Fuck Grimes

but guys

she has the receipts

Jigglypuff would never.

I think I’m falling out of love with her. The new album needs to be amazing if I’m to ignore all this bullshit.