Being premiered online today is 'Nightmusic', the second video to be taken from Grimes' Visions. Following on from the superb video for 'Oblivion', 'Nightmusic' catches Claire channeling her darker side, turning one of the album's many highlights in to a modern gothic masterpiece. Directed by regular Grimes conspirator John Londono, the video can be now viewed here and is embedded below.
Last night, Grimes made her television debut on Later Live on BBC 2, performing the track 'Genesis'. She will also feature on the extended version of the show, which airs on Friday night. For those that missed last night's programme, you can watch it on the embedded video below.
A series of live dates have been confirmed throughout late spring and into the summer, as listed below.
May
5th - Electronic Beats Festival, Prague, Czech Republic
6th - Simple Things Festival,...
Coinciding with Grimes gracing the cover of Dazed & Confused magazine, they organised a treasure hunt for ten exclusive 'Genesis' cassette singles. Now this is over and all ten have found a home, we can officially confirm that 99 in total have been made.
The remaining 89 have slightly different artwork and will be given away this week. For a chance to win a copy, simply email your name and address here - competitions@4ad.com.
Please note that the original ten given away were personalised...
Grimes' new record Visions is officially released outside of North America today, having debuted in the Billboard Top 100 on its release in the US three weeks ago..
The work of Claire Boucher, Grimes is a project that has gained notoriety since its inception back in early-2010. Moving to Montreal from Vancouver in 2006, she developed Grimes among the city’s burgeoning DIY scene; a scene where both punk ethos and pop music collide. Visions is her fourth release in less than two years and countless shows have been performed in this time, both helping to build much intrigue as to what’s next.
With her creative bent being both musical and visual, she draws on the arts of 2D, performance, dance, video and sound, weaving them all together to strong rhythmic effect, incorporating influences as wide as Enya, TLC and Aphex Twin, whilst drawing from genres like New Jack Swing, IDM, New Age, K-pop, Industrial and glitch. The result is a record that is both otherworldly and futuristic.
In advance of the release of Grimes' album Visions on 12th March (outside of the US - it debuted in the Billboard Top 100 last week), the video for 'Oblivion has just gone online. Directed by Emily Kai Bock, it features Claire partying at various sports events and in a locker room. Watch it below.
Grimes is currently on tour in North America and reaches the UK in May to play a handful of dates. Her show at London's XOYO has already sold out today. For those heading to SXSW, there will be three...