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Whelanslive.com presents
GRIMES (Canada)
Plus special guest CATSCARS
Upstairs@Whelan’s, 25 Wexford St, D2
Sunday 15th May, 8pm
Tickets €9 plus booking fee available from WAV Tickets [Lo-Call 1890 200 078], Tickets.ie & Ticketmaster.
Whelanslive.com are proud to present the Irish debut of Montreal’s GRIMES on Sunday 15th May upstairs @ Whelan’s. The 23 year old Canadian’s 2010 album Halfaxa has been gaining quit a bit of attention, appearing in a number of Top Album’s of the year polls across the ocean. The European release of Halfaxa last month will mean that you’ll be hearing a lot more from GRIMES in the next year and with artists like James Blake & Lykke Li popularizing interesting mashups of sub genres the time is now for GRIMES and her unique style or music.
Grimes’ audio universe where Kate Bush jams with Fleetwood Mac in a floatation tank while the spirit of Arthur Russell hovers overhead is simply stunning.
Supporting on the night is the wonderful Robyn Bromfield aka CATSCARS from Dublin.
WATCH: http://vimeo.com/21835455
SXSW TOUR DIARY:www.vimeo.com/arbutus
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Grimes is weird pop influenced by styles such as R&B, Industrial, goth, hip hop and Western medieval organum. She is noted for simple but strong percussion, vocal virtuosity, and addictive melodies. Despite having little acquaintance with music before the age of 18, Grimes (born 1988) has overcome this barrier and used it to her advantage, exploding onto the music scene with a sound that is that is far different from that of her peers, and extremely broad in it’s references (Mariah Carey, Salem, Cocteau Twins, Gang Gang Dance, The Smiths, Prince). And yet, while all Grimes songs are different and genre-bending, there is a strong sound that is fully her own, characterized primarily by her chameleonlike voice.
“ ... ethereal, eerily moving outerspace transmissions from Montreal’s amazing “cosmic-pop deity” Grimes, who’s firmly established herself as one of our favorite new artists of 2010.” - Gorilla VS Bear
“These albums bear the mark not of career-defining masterpieces . . . but of sudden, prodigious genius; springing up seemingly out of nowhere earlier this year, the discovery of Claire Boucher was less a nice surprise than an outright revelation“ - Cokemachineglow
“Grimes weaves melody and oddity to produce an eerie and sometimes medieval sound that magically overcomes being too obscure to be enjoyed by the masses” - Exclaim
“...astounding vocals—ethereal and haunting glossolalia, like an alien siren song.” - Montreal Mirror
“Halfaxa is quite the beguiling beauty.” - BBC Music
www.myspace.com/boucherville
www.arbutusrecords.com
GRIMES (Canada)
Plus special guest CATSCARS
Upstairs@Whelan’s, 25 Wexford St, D2
Sunday 15th May, 8pm
Tickets €9 plus booking fee available from WAV Tickets [Lo-Call 1890 200 078], Tickets.ie & Ticketmaster.
Whelanslive.com are proud to present the Irish debut of Montreal’s GRIMES on Sunday 15th May upstairs @ Whelan’s. The 23 year old Canadian’s 2010 album Halfaxa has been gaining quit a bit of attention, appearing in a number of Top Album’s of the year polls across the ocean. The European release of Halfaxa last month will mean that you’ll be hearing a lot more from GRIMES in the next year and with artists like James Blake & Lykke Li popularizing interesting mashups of sub genres the time is now for GRIMES and her unique style or music.
Grimes’ audio universe where Kate Bush jams with Fleetwood Mac in a floatation tank while the spirit of Arthur Russell hovers overhead is simply stunning.
Supporting on the night is the wonderful Robyn Bromfield aka CATSCARS from Dublin.
WATCH: http://vimeo.com/21835455
SXSW TOUR DIARY:www.vimeo.com/arbutus
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Grimes is weird pop influenced by styles such as R&B, Industrial, goth, hip hop and Western medieval organum. She is noted for simple but strong percussion, vocal virtuosity, and addictive melodies. Despite having little acquaintance with music before the age of 18, Grimes (born 1988) has overcome this barrier and used it to her advantage, exploding onto the music scene with a sound that is that is far different from that of her peers, and extremely broad in it’s references (Mariah Carey, Salem, Cocteau Twins, Gang Gang Dance, The Smiths, Prince). And yet, while all Grimes songs are different and genre-bending, there is a strong sound that is fully her own, characterized primarily by her chameleonlike voice.
“ ... ethereal, eerily moving outerspace transmissions from Montreal’s amazing “cosmic-pop deity” Grimes, who’s firmly established herself as one of our favorite new artists of 2010.” - Gorilla VS Bear
“These albums bear the mark not of career-defining masterpieces . . . but of sudden, prodigious genius; springing up seemingly out of nowhere earlier this year, the discovery of Claire Boucher was less a nice surprise than an outright revelation“ - Cokemachineglow
“Grimes weaves melody and oddity to produce an eerie and sometimes medieval sound that magically overcomes being too obscure to be enjoyed by the masses” - Exclaim
“...astounding vocals—ethereal and haunting glossolalia, like an alien siren song.” - Montreal Mirror
“Halfaxa is quite the beguiling beauty.” - BBC Music
www.myspace.com/boucherville
www.arbutusrecords.com
