Grimes/Claire Boucher thread

let's hug it out yo

nope

u kno yr within yr god given right and i respect that

this thread has always sucked

I guess that's part of why I'm so conflicted about that Blood Diamonds song. I dig it, but it's so sexually charged that it makes me question my motives for liking it and Grimes overall. Am I into the music, or am I just another dude crushing on the cute girl? And again, how can I even make a distinction?

― Evan R, Thursday, June 7, 2012 7:17 PM (five years ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

I think the other thing is she has a little girl voice, so when she sings that "talk to me daddy" line, she's playing into some sort of icky fantasies

― Evan R, Friday, June 8, 2012 12:50 AM (five years ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Visions is sexy too, of course, but its sexiness comes from her overall energy and intimacy and the romanticism and physicality in her lyrics. This is the first track I've heard where she seems to be going for a deliberate Lolita thing, so it just feels a little cheap and easy

― Evan R, Friday, June 8, 2012 12:53 AM (five years ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

this is gonna sound weird, but i almost think visions is like love king, where like every element is its own little hook, one of the reasons i like it a lot

― "I know its hard to hear but I'm a Realest." (rennavate), Wednesday, April 4, 2012 12:57 PM (six years ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

and yes i did just compare boucher to terius

― "I know its hard to hear but I'm a Realest." (rennavate), Wednesday, April 4, 2012 12:58 PM (six years ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

*yanks rope on bus*

― J0rdan S., Wednesday, April 4, 2012 1:09 PM (six years ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

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The Trump era came early to ILM.

kill v. fp

but is she a electro-frankie vallie?

https://gizmodo.com/i-had-no-idea-who-grimes-is-but-after-20-minutes-of-mi-1825843922

btw fps for the use of the word 'gross' makes anyone using it sound so dumb

gross

lmfao @ those quotes whiney posted

what is even happening in this thread now

Dudes being dumbasses

Watch this play out in a 5-part narrative structure, in which the main action will coincide with upcoming album releases. (The music industry sucks and so on ...)

Also, interesting how all this will cross with the lyrics and who knows what else. Swift with a twist.

Also, dolphin.

2018: the year of Tesla Grimes and White Power Kanye.

Don’t forget our childish mangino

Manbino

Back to the music of Claire Boucher

Elon Musk names his favorite Grimes songs https://t.co/7KaAxal8C6 pic.twitter.com/bpSGV6L190

— Pitchfork (@pitchfork) May 9, 2018

he is already renaming her songs! :/

Who we gonna manic pixie dream girl now? :(

of course the guy from the car industry is going to pick kill v maim

odds that elon musk just went onto spotify and played the first 5 or so songs

you like grimes? name three of her records

hey i "like" grimes im not "in like" with her sheesh

deems what's your favourite grimes song

are u nuts i couldnt name a grimes song

https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/tvQAAOxy4kpQ9zRM/s-l300.jpg

xp it's REALiTi (demo) obv

https://image.ibb.co/fv4jJn/realit.jpg

"It's Grimes Time!! (feat. Earl Sweatshirt)" is my favorite

hmm doesn't seem to be on spotify 🤔

lmao @ the strib article mh dug up. a literal failboat.

how many signals can our rotten culture send that identifying with anyone is delusional? the sense of betrayal about all this is nauseating

deems I'm disappointed you're not a secret grimes fan but impressed at your dedication to ilx

this thread rules!

how many signals can our rotten culture send that identifying with anyone is delusional? the sense of betrayal about all this is nauseating

― goole, Wednesday, May 9, 2018 1:43 PM (two hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

First, I don't care about Grimes as an idol nor would I identify with her, I think Visions was great and Art Angels was poor and that's the extent of what I think about Grimes as a musician. It would take much more than dating Elon Musk for me to not give her next LP a try. However, she does have her hands in many causes that I do care about, and those causes come in direct conflict with the libertarian visions that Elon Musk has been barking constantly. I think that's ground for disappointment, and I think it's fair to wonder if she has been sincere about her politics.

Second, I think identifying with positive figures is a great thing to do (to a certain extent) and I can totally imagine a 19 year old female musician having a hard time breaking out in the industry taking solace in the success of someone like Grimes. I don't think it's delusional, but I agree that there is no betrayal in the sense she doesn't owe anything to her fans.

deems I'm disappointed you're not a secret grimes fan but impressed at your dedication to ilx

― ogmor, Wednesday, 9 May 2018 18:50 (two hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

a vos service

vhs otm

i think it’s perfectly natural, fun even, to “identify with” (not sure what that means) an artist whose work you like and who seems cool in interviews or on social media. part of liking things is “identifying” with them. it’s also reasonable to be disappointed if they say something unchill. “identifying with anyone is delusional” is over the top. like who cares

Is it wrong to view this as an attention grab / publicity stunt by G?

yes

Musk just seems like a self obsessed douche so the whole thing is really confusing to me. Then again who am I to comment on the romantic lives of others. I really shouldn’t give a shit.

Then again who am I to comment on the romantic lives of others. I really shouldn’t give a shit.

is the correct stance

Thank you big Jim

blessings

well i hope her new album comes out soon

Struggling with myself here because making this comment is something I would call another person out for doing, and it's the art not the artist, and I have deep respect for her work and personal autonomy and how people choose to live is not my business. But my eye is drawn again and again to observing that she doesn't look very well in those pictures. I feel uncomfortable seeing them, but my personal history is a major factor there.

The thing is the disconnect between her so called ideals and dating Elon Musk. She had “anti-imperialist” in her twitter bio not so long ago. So much for counter culture.