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Post by Keelzit on Nov 17, 2015 16:55:06 GMT -5
Why is there no thread for this masterpiece? Anw, Art Angels is the 4th album by Grimes and has been digitally released on November 6. Physical coming on December 11.  1. laughing and not being normal 2. California 3. SCREAM (featuring Aristophanes) 4. Flesh without Blood 5. Belly of the Beat 6. Kill V. Maim 7. Artangels 8. Easily 9. Pin 10. REALiTi 11. World Princess, Pt. II 12. Venus Fly (featuring Janelle Monáe) 13. Life in the Vivid Dream 14. Butterfly |
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Post by nightshade on Nov 17, 2015 17:43:57 GMT -5
This is my top 5 albums of the year. Very good. I wasn't a fan of Visions.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 18, 2015 12:28:59 GMT -5
The reviews for this (and a nagging friend) made me check it out. Wasn't a fan really, and apparently she isn't of half the album. That sort of "self-awareness" protects her criticisms if she made tracks like 'California' to be intentionally ugly, but at the same time it's still just that: ugly. I can get behind her taking shots at Pitchfork though, lol.
I think the album does too much, but it has a few good ideas. She's sort of playing with that early-2000s West Coast pop rock sound. Art Angels would've been much stronger if she straight up ripped it off. The most successful tracks, 'Flesh Without Blood', 'Artangels', and 'World Princess pt. II' play off of that more, but I kept 'REALiTi' and 'Venus Fly' too. The rest was boring to outright bad.
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Post by when the pawn... on Nov 18, 2015 12:52:47 GMT -5
Love it, love it, love it. I didn't care for Visions but this is one of my favorite albums of the year. "Kill V Maim" is the standout for me. I saw her show on Monday and she killed it (despite having the flu and a boot on her right leg).
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Post by blue in moonlight on Nov 24, 2015 13:21:05 GMT -5
Great album. I enjoyed about half of Visions, but this should definitely be the word-of-mouth breakout album for Grimes."Flesh Without Blood," "Kill v. Maim," and "Venus Fly" are the standouts for me. I just missed her concert so I hope she hits the festival circuit this year.
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Post by Enigma. on Nov 24, 2015 13:23:51 GMT -5
Loving the album, it really gets going after a little meh opening. Kill v. Maim is pure bliss!
Shame that it's sort of flopping on charts. One week in top 40 is not what I expected based on her presence in social media and all the hype it gets.
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Post by tommymonster44 on Nov 25, 2015 11:49:16 GMT -5
This is one of the best albums that I have heard this year!
I'm not too disappointed or surprised by the sales. I know this was marketed as "Grimes goes pop," but I mean this is still Grimes and its not really pop. Its way more mainstream than some of her past stuff, but its still not mainstream.
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BadRomance
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Post by BadRomance on Nov 25, 2015 19:31:13 GMT -5
Album of the year for me, so good.
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Kii
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Post by Kii on Dec 3, 2015 9:20:29 GMT -5
Upon first few listens, I find this album to be so much less polished than Visions, a lot of the beats on this feel so forced. There's the occasional glimmers of past genius on tracks like Butterfly and Kill v. Maim tho. Majority of the tracks sound like they would be a soundtrack on a video game - quite shallow sounding and lacking the atmosphere of past work. Don't know if want.
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Post by when the pawn... on Dec 12, 2015 11:04:19 GMT -5
My ranking is as follows. This was hard I LOVE #1-#9.
1 "Kill v. Maim"
2 "Flesh Without Blood"
3 "Easily"
4 "California"
5 "World Princess part II"
6 "SCREAM"
7 "Realiti"
8 "Artangels"
9 "laughing and not being normal"
10 "Butterfly"
11 "Life in the Vivid Dream"
12 "Venus Fly"
13 "Pin"
14 "Belly of the Beat"
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Post by Active Aggressive on Dec 13, 2015 13:08:11 GMT -5
Picked this up Friday. It makes my head spin.  |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 21, 2016 19:08:17 GMT -5
KILL V. MAIM HAS A MUSIC VIDEO NOW!
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Kii
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Post by Kii on Jan 27, 2016 8:24:06 GMT -5
Video was cool and had some nice scenes but, I kind of expected better for this jam? I think the directing let it down rather than the concepts.
In other news I ended up liking a lot more of the album after repeated listens. <3
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Kii
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Post by Kii on May 23, 2016 4:11:48 GMT -5
New video for "California" out.
The video verson of the song is very different particularly at the beginning, still not enough to redeem it imo.
I wish my favorite artists wouldn't make videos for their worst songs. What about Venus Fly or Butterfly? :'(
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Post by Active Aggressive on May 23, 2016 12:49:01 GMT -5
Love this bop.
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Kii
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Post by Kii on Oct 6, 2016 20:16:57 GMT -5
She just bulk dropped music vids for Butterfly, Scream, Belly Of The Beat & World Princess Part II. Pretty cheaply done vids but at least it gives more of the album exposure. :)
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Kii
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Post by Kii on Feb 13, 2017 23:51:45 GMT -5
Video for Venus Fly is out now. It looks pretty fucking cool imo. Some of the most interesting visuals I've seen in a video recently.
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George
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Post by George on May 6, 2020 9:53:00 GMT -5
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Post by areyoureadytojump on Jul 2, 2021 12:56:33 GMT -5
RIAA.com:
GRIMES
Title: GENESIS
Certification Date: July 1, 2021
Label: 4AD
Gold
GRIMES
Title: OBLIVION
Certification Date: July 1, 2021
Label: 4AD
Format: SINGLE
Gold
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Post by George on Jul 18, 2021 10:15:07 GMT -5
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