Halfaxa
Appearance
Halfaxa | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | September 30, 2010 | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 55:07 | |||
Label | ||||
Producer | Grimes | |||
Grimes chronology | ||||
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Alternative 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] |
Halfaxa is the second studio album by 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]
Composition
Halfaxa has been described as a goth-pop and witch house release.[2] 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.[7]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Claire Boucher
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Outer" | 1:12 |
2. | "Intor / Flowers" | 2:50 |
3. | "Weregild" | 5:14 |
4. | "∆∆∆∆Rasik∆∆∆∆" (not included in the 2016 Arbutus Records vinyl reissue) | 1:50 |
5. | "Heartbeats" (bonus track included on Lo Recordings pressings) | 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≈" | 2:14 |
14. | "My Sister Says the Saddest Things" | 4:12 |
15. | "Hallways" | 5:44 |
16. | "Favriel" | 2:36 |
Sample credits
- "∆∆∆∆Rasik∆∆∆∆" samples "Rasik Balma" by Lata Mangeshkar.[8]
- "World ♡ Princess" samples "Just Like Honey" by The Jesus and Mary Chain.[9]
Personnel
Credits adapted from the liner notes of Halfaxa.[10]
- 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) |
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Canada[11] | September 30, 2010 | Arbutus Records | Digital download |
United States[12] | |||
Canada[13] | October 5, 2010 | CD | |
Australia[14] | February 28, 2011 | Lo Recordings | Digital download |
France[15] | |||
Germany[16] | |||
United Kingdom[17] | |||
Germany[18] | March 11, 2011 | CD | |
United Kingdom[19][20] | March 14, 2011 |
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France[21][22] | March 16, 2011 | Loreley | |
Australia[23] | March 30, 2011 | Lo Recordings | CD |
Germany[24] | April 22, 2011 | LP | |
United States[25] | January 31, 2012 | Arbutus Records | CD |
United States[26] | April 1, 2016 | Arbutus Records | LP |
References
- ^ Diver, Mike (March 1, 2011). "Review of Grimes – Halfaxa". BBC Music. BBC Online. Retrieved August 11, 2012.
- ^ a b Welsh, April Clare (March 8, 2011). "Grimes – Halfaxa". Drowned in Sound. Retrieved August 11, 2012.
- ^ a b "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". Retrieved May 12, 2016.
- ^ "Grimes – Halfaxa (CD & Download)". Lo Recordings. 2011. Retrieved February 19, 2012.
- ^ Noel (September 14, 2010). "Interview with Grimes". forthebeat. Retrieved February 3, 2017.
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- ^ "World ♡ Princess by Grimes - Samples, Covers and Remixes". WhoSampled. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
- ^ Halfaxa (CD liner notes). Grimes. Lo Recordings. 2011. LCD87.
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- ^ "Halfaxa by Grimes". iTunes Store US. Apple Inc. Retrieved August 11, 2012.
- ^ "HALFAXA by GRIMES". HMV Canada. Archived from the original on December 26, 2015. Retrieved August 11, 2012.
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- ^ "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.
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- ^ "Halfaxa: Grimes". Amazon.com. Retrieved August 11, 2012.
- ^ Halfaxa, Arbutus Records, 2016-04-01, retrieved 2016-05-22
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