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Halfaxa is the second studio album by Canadian electronic music artist Grimes. It was released in Canada on October 5, 2010, by Arbutus Records, and in the United Kingdom and mainland Europe in May 2011 by Lo Recordings.[3][6]
| Halfaxa | ||||
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| Studio album by Grimes | ||||
| Released | September 30, 2010 | |||
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| Length | 55:07 | |||
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| Producer | Grimes | |||
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| Alternative cover | ||||
 Lo Recordings cover | ||||
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| BBC Music | (favorable)[1] |
| Drowned in Sound | 7/10[2] |
| Dummy | 7/10[3] |
| The Quietus | (favorable)[4] |
| Pitchfork | 7.8/10[5] |
Background
While making this album, Claire Boucher was making tons of music and most of the times the music reflected the opposite of how she felt.[7] The album is mostly inspired by her time in Halifax, Nova Scotia while staying at her friend's home.[8]
Composition
Halfaxa has been described as a goth-pop, witch house, dark wave, and glo-fi release, as well as featuring influences of glitch pop, R&B, techno, industrial, and electro.[2][9][10] Grimes has said Halfaxa was created to "evoke the feeling of believing in God in a very Medieval Christian way", and has described it as her "medieval" album.[11]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Claire Boucher.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Outer" | 1:12 |
| 2. | "Intor / Flowers" (deliberately misspelled;[12][13][14] titled as "Intro / Flowers" on most digital releases[15][16][17]) | 2:50 |
| 3. | "Weregild" | 5:14 |
| 4. | "∆∆∆∆Rasik∆∆∆∆" (deleted from digital releases and pressings made by Arbutus Records in 2016 and later[18]) | 1:50 |
| 5. | "Heartbeats" (bonus track exclusive to the Lo Recordings releases[17][19]) | 4:32 |
| 6. | "Sagrad Прекрасный" | 5:13 |
| 7. | "Dragvandil" | 1:39 |
| 8. | "Devon" | 4:31 |
| 9. | "Dream Fortress" | 5:01 |
| 10. | "World ♡ Princess" | 4:41 |
| 11. | "† River †" | 1:57 |
| 12. | "Swan Song" | 3:05 |
| 13. | "≈Ω≈Ω≈Ω≈Ω≈Ω≈Ω≈Ω≈Ω≈" (titled as "Omega" on some releases[14]) | 2:14 |
| 14. | "My Sister Says the Saddest Things" | 4:12 |
| 15. | "Hallways" | 5:44 |
| 16. | "Favriel" | 2:36 |
| Total length: | 55:07 | |
Notes
- On the Lo Recordings version, the tracks: 1, 2, 4, 6 are stylised in lowercase and 9, 10 are stylised as "Dreamfortress" and "world♡princess."
Personnel
Credits adapted from the liner notes of Halfaxa.[20]
- Grimes – vocals, production, composition, illustrations
- Jasper Baydala – design
- Sebastian Cowan – mastering (tracks 1–4, tracks 6–16)
- Antony Ryan – mastering (track 5)
Release history
| Country | Date | Label | Format(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada[21] | September 30, 2010 | Arbutus Records | Digital download |
| United States[22] | |||
| Canada[23] | October 5, 2010 | CD | |
| Australia[24] | February 28, 2011 | Lo Recordings | Digital download |
| France[25] | |||
| Germany[26] | |||
| United Kingdom[27] | |||
| Germany[28] | March 11, 2011 | CD | |
| United Kingdom[29][30] | March 14, 2011 |
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| France[31][32] | March 16, 2011 | Loreley | |
| Australia[33] | March 30, 2011 | Lo Recordings | CD |
| Germany[34] | April 22, 2011 | LP | |
| United States[35] | January 31, 2012 | Arbutus Records | CD |
| United States[36] | April 1, 2016 | Arbutus Records | LP |
References
- Diver, Mike (March 1, 2011). "Review of Grimes – Halfaxa". BBC Music. BBC Online. Retrieved August 11, 2012.
- Welsh, April Clare (March 8, 2011). "Grimes – Halfaxa". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on March 28, 2013. Retrieved August 11, 2012.
- "Halfaxa - Home". Dummy. 4 April 2011.
- Marszalek, Julian (March 22, 2011). "Grimes – Halfaxa". The Quietus. Retrieved August 11, 2012.
- Moreland, Quinn (April 6, 2016). "Grimes: Halfaxa". Pitchfork. Retrieved May 12, 2016.
- "Grimes – Halfaxa (CD & Download)". Lo Recordings. 2011. Retrieved February 19, 2012.
- Coleman, Madeline (2011-03-04). "Interview With Grimes". Maisonneuve. Retrieved 2022-04-18.
- Grimes Breaks Down Her Albums, From Geidi Primes to Miss Anthropocene | On the Records | Pitchfork, retrieved 2022-04-18
- Bowler, Paul (March 23, 2016). "Geidi Primes, Halfaxa / Grimes". Record Collector Mag. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
- Marsh, Calum (November 1, 2010). "Grimes - Halfaxa Review". Coke Machine Glow. Archived from the original on April 29, 2011. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
- "forthebeat » Interview with Grimes". 2012-07-03. Archived from the original on 2012-07-03. Retrieved 2021-09-09.
- "Grimes – Halfaxa (2012, CD)". Discogs.
- "Grimes – Halfaxa (2011, CD)". Discogs.
- "Halfaxa, by Grimes".
- "Intro / Flowers - YouTube". YouTube.
- "Halfaxa by Grimes". 5 October 2010.
- "Halfaxa". Spotify. 28 February 2011.
- "Grimes – Halfaxa (2016, Digipak, CD)". Discogs.
- "Halfaxa (Lo87), by Grimes".
- Halfaxa (CD liner notes). Grimes. Lo Recordings. 2011. LCD87.
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- "HALFAXA by GRIMES". HMV Canada. Archived from the original on December 26, 2015. Retrieved August 11, 2012.
- "Halfaxa by Grimes". iTunes Store Australia. Apple Inc. Retrieved August 11, 2012.
- "Halfaxa par Grimes" (in French). iTunes Store France. Apple Inc. Retrieved August 11, 2012.
- ""Halfaxa" von Grimes" (in German). iTunes Store Germany. Apple Inc. Retrieved August 11, 2012.
- "Halfaxa by Grimes". iTunes Store UK. Apple Inc. Retrieved August 11, 2012.
- "Grimes – Halfaxa" (in German). Musicline.de. Retrieved August 11, 2012.
- "Halfaxa: Grimes". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved August 11, 2012.
- "Halfaxa [VINYL]: Grimes". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved August 11, 2012.
- "CD album – Halfaxa : Grimes" (in French). Fnac. Retrieved August 11, 2012.
- "Vinyl album – Halfaxa : Grimes" (in French). Fnac. Retrieved August 11, 2012.
- "Halfaxa – Grimes". JB Hi-Fi. Archived from the original on September 27, 2013. Retrieved August 11, 2012.
- "Grimes – Halfaxa (2LP)" (in German). Musicline.de. Retrieved August 11, 2012.
- "Halfaxa: Grimes". Amazon. Retrieved August 11, 2012.
- Halfaxa, Arbutus Records, 2016-04-01, retrieved 2016-05-22
External links
- Halfaxa at Arbutus Records
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Halfaxa — второй студийный альбом канадской музыкантки Граймс. Был выпущен 5 октября 2010 года в Канаде Arbutus Records, а в Великобритании и в остальной Европе в мае 2011 года Lo Recordings.Текст в блоке "Читать" взят с сайта "Википедия" и доступен по лицензии Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike; в отдельных случаях могут действовать дополнительные условия.
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