Halfaxa

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Halfaxa
File:Grimes - Halfaxa cover.png
Studio album by
Grimes
ReleasedSeptember 30, 2010 (2010-09-30)
Genre
Length55:07
Label
ProducerGrimes
Grimes chronology
Geidi Primes
(2010) 		Halfaxa
(2010) 		Darkbloom
(2011)
Alternative cover
File:Grimes - Halfaxa international cover.png
Lo Recordings cover
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Drowned in Sound7/10[2]
Dummy7/10[3]
Pitchfork7.8/10[4]

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]

Background

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Grimes described Halfaxa as "dark" but created at a more positive point in her life, contrasting with the other albums she had produced.[8] The album is mostly inspired by her time in Halifax, Nova Scotia, while staying at her friend's home.[9]

Composition

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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]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Claire Boucher.

No.TitleLength
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

Notes

  • On the Lo Recordings version, the tracks: 1, 2, 4, 6 are stylised in lowercase and 9, 10 are stylised as "Dreamfortress" and "world♡princess."
  • On some digital releases, "∆∆∆∆Rasik∆∆∆∆" is simply titled "rasik".

Personnel

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Credits adapted from the liner notes of Halfaxa.[21]

  • Grimes – vocals, production, composition, illustrations
  • Jasper Baydala – design
  • Sebastian Cowan – mastering (tracks 1–4, tracks 6–16)
  • Antony Ryan – mastering (track 5)

Release history

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Country Date Label Format(s)
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
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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