September 2, 2011
Album Review: Grimes – ‘Geidi Primes' Grimes Tickets
A perfect blend of oriental pop, chillwave and post-rock
7 / 10
Despite the esoteric veneer of this bedroom-born debut, Grimes (aka Claire Boucher) has packed ‘Geidi Primes’ with enough ideas to make for an instantly accessible and intimate listen. Blending genres like paints on a palette, the Montreal-based artist’s chameleonic approach sees her switch between oriental pop (‘Sardaukar Levenbrech’), chillwave (‘Zoal, Face Dancer’), and post-rock (‘Venus In Fleurs’) with attentive ease. But it’s tracks like ‘Feyd Rautha Dark Heart’ and ‘Avi’, where the 22-year-old cavorts in a similarly dark and beat-driven vein to Zola Jesus and Austra, that Grimes’ celestial vocal and her ear for a hook really draw you in.
Thomas A Ward
8.5
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| May 08, 2012 19:30 | Brudenell Social Club | Leeds |
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| May 09, 2012 20:00 | Xoyo | Shoreditch |
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| May 10, 2012 19:30 | Islington Mill | Manchester Salford |
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