Grimes is the alias of the electronic musician Claire Boucher (born in 17 March 1988 in Vancouver, Canada and based in Montreal). Her music is an eclectic mix of styles which she d...read more on Last.fm →
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Devin Duckworth
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Jan 18, 2013
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In late 2011 and throughout 2012, us Shufflers sang praise to Claire Boucher and her experimental third studio album Visions. We've featured several Grimes tracks, some remixes, and some covers, but somehow we missed the boat on this rad Ryan Hemswor...
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Jason Grishkoff
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Nov 25, 2012
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I lament that the Thanksgiving weekend produces very few tracks. I was hoping that non-US bands might be releasing new singles, but perhaps they've wised up to the fact that it'd be relatively bad timing.So once again, we're posting something from a ...
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Devin Duckworth
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May 9, 2012
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This Montreal native has been spreading her love all across the blogosphere since early 2012 with her recent album, Visions. Her hypnotic sounds permeate through the cracks of dense taciturnity, creating a dark and chilly atmospheric horizon that is ...
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Alyssa Botts
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Apr 5, 2012
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It always amazes me that with technology today, a single musician can loop, layer, and envelop their vocals with music to the point where you can't tell if it's one person or a full band, and Claire Boucher can really pull this off. The Vancouver nat...
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Jason Grishkoff
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Jan 4, 2012
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Newly minted member of 4AD, the experimental songstress Grimes has just released a fresh track off her upcoming album Visions.
Before my first listen, I was a little worried that "Genesis" would be all over the place -- floating somewhere in an inta...
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Christiana Bartolini
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Oct 19, 2011
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Grimes is the artful work of a woman from Montreal, Canada -- Claire Boucher -- who's a powerful force within the dreamy synth-pop movement... and it doesn't look like she's slowing down any time soon. In fact, her newest single, "Oblivion," will pro...
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