2011-15 SINGLES

*12*—GRIMES- OBLIVION

Another Montreal solo act, this time Claire Boucher performing under the name Grimes. The song is from her much-anticipated album Visions, which she says she finished by holing up in her apartment, eating not much more than amphetamines for days on end. That might explain this lyric-

But I will wait forever, I need someone now
To look into my eyes and tell me girl you know you gotta watch your health
To look into my eyes and tell me
La la la la la la, la la la la la la

I don’t believe the ends justify the means, even when the ends in this case are haunting, ethereal and lingering. Girl, look after yourself better than that. You’ve got talent. Nurture it, don’t torture it.