Halfaxa
2010 studio album by Grimes From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
2010 studio album by Grimes From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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][5][6][7]
Halfaxa | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | September 30, 2010 | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 55:07 | |||
Label | ||||
Producer | Grimes | |||
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Alternative cover | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Drowned in Sound | 7/10[2] |
Dummy | 7/10[3] |
Pitchfork | 7.8/10[4] |
While making this album, Grimes was making tons of music and most of the times the music reflected the opposite of how she felt.[8] The album is mostly inspired by her time in Halifax, Nova Scotia while staying at her friend's home.[9]
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][10][11] 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.[12]
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Outer" | 1:12 |
2. | "Intor / Flowers" (deliberately misspelled;[13][14][15] titled as "Intro / Flowers" on most digital releases[16][17][18]) | 2:50 |
3. | "Weregild" | 5:14 |
4. | "∆∆∆∆Rasik∆∆∆∆" (deleted from digital releases and pressings made by Arbutus Records in 2016 and later[19]) | 1:50 |
5. | "Heartbeats" (bonus track exclusive to the Lo Recordings releases[18][20]) | 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[15]) | 2:14 |
14. | "My Sister Says the Saddest Things" | 4:12 |
15. | "Hallways" | 5:44 |
16. | "Favriel" | 2:36 |
Total length: | 55:07 |
All tracks are written by Claire Boucher
Notes
Credits adapted from the liner notes of Halfaxa.[21]
Country | Date | Label | Format(s) |
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Canada[22] | September 30, 2010 | Arbutus Records | Digital download |
United States[23] | |||
Canada[24] | October 5, 2010 | CD | |
Australia[25] | February 28, 2011 | Lo Recordings | Digital download |
France[26] | |||
Germany[27] | |||
United Kingdom[28] | |||
Germany[29] | March 11, 2011 | CD | |
United Kingdom[30][31] | March 14, 2011 |
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France[32][33] | March 16, 2011 | Loreley | |
Australia[34] | March 30, 2011 | Lo Recordings | CD |
Germany[35] | April 22, 2011 | LP | |
United States[36] | January 31, 2012 | Arbutus Records | CD |
United States[37] | April 1, 2016 | Arbutus Records | LP |
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