Halfaxa

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]

Halfaxa
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
Lo Recordings cover
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
BBC Music(favorable)[1]
Drowned in Sound7/10[2]
Dummy7/10[3]
The Quietus(favorable)[4]
Pitchfork7.8/10[5]

Composition

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][7][8] 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.[9]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Claire Boucher.

No.TitleLength
1."Outer"1:12
2."Intor / Flowers" (deliberately misspelled;[10][11][12] titled as "Intro / Flowers" on most digital releases[13][14][15])2:50
3."Weregild"5:14
4."∆∆∆∆Rasik∆∆∆∆" (deleted from digital releases and pressings made by Arbutus Records in 2016 and later[16])1:50
5."Heartbeats" (bonus track exclusive to the Lo Recordings releases[15][17])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[12])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."

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Halfaxa.[18]

  • 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)
Canada[19] September 30, 2010 Arbutus Records Digital download
United States[20]
Canada[21] October 5, 2010 CD
Australia[22] February 28, 2011 Lo Recordings Digital download
France[23]
Germany[24]
United Kingdom[25]
Germany[26] March 11, 2011 CD
United Kingdom[27][28] March 14, 2011
France[29][30] March 16, 2011 Loreley
Australia[31] March 30, 2011 Lo Recordings CD
Germany[32] April 22, 2011 LP
United States[33] January 31, 2012 Arbutus Records CD
United States[34] April 1, 2016 Arbutus Records LP

References
  1. Diver, Mike (March 1, 2011). "Review of Grimes – Halfaxa". BBC Music. BBC Online. Retrieved August 11, 2012.
  2. Welsh, April Clare (March 8, 2011). "Grimes – Halfaxa". Drowned in Sound. Retrieved August 11, 2012.
  3. "Halfaxa - Home". Dummy. 4 April 2011.
  4. Marszalek, Julian (March 22, 2011). "Grimes – Halfaxa". The Quietus. Retrieved August 11, 2012.
  5. Moreland, Quinn (April 6, 2016). "Grimes: Halfaxa". Retrieved May 12, 2016.
  6. "Grimes – Halfaxa (CD & Download)". Lo Recordings. 2011. Retrieved February 19, 2012.
  7. Bowler, Paul (March 23, 2016). "Geidi Primes, Halfaxa / Grimes". Record Collector Mag. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
  8. Marsh, Calum (November 1, 2010). "Grimes - Halfaxa Review". Coke Machine Glow. Archived from the original on April 29, 2011. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
  9. Noel (September 14, 2010). "Interview with Grimes". forthebeat. Retrieved February 3, 2017.
  10. https://www.discogs.com/Grimes-Halfaxa/release/11447795
  11. https://www.discogs.com/halfaxa/release/2749623
  12. https://grimesmusic.bandcamp.com/album/halfaxa
  13. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=spR18KLPbLU
  14. https://music.apple.com/us/album/halfaxa/1071863338
  15. https://open.spotify.com/album/6DVyoiJDV9ZusZIuXwa2Sm
  16. https://www.discogs.com/Grimes-Halfaxa/release/8357215
  17. https://lorecordings.bandcamp.com/album/halfaxa-lo87
  18. Halfaxa (CD liner notes). Grimes. Lo Recordings. 2011. LCD87.CS1 maint: others (link)
  19. "Halfaxa by Grimes". iTunes Store Canada. Apple Inc. Retrieved August 11, 2012.
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  21. "HALFAXA by GRIMES". HMV Canada. Archived from the original on December 26, 2015. Retrieved August 11, 2012.
  22. "Halfaxa by Grimes". iTunes Store Australia. Apple Inc. Retrieved August 11, 2012.
  23. "Halfaxa par Grimes" (in French). iTunes Store France. Apple Inc. Retrieved August 11, 2012.
  24. ""Halfaxa" von Grimes" (in German). iTunes Store Germany. Apple Inc. Retrieved August 11, 2012.
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  27. "Halfaxa: Grimes". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved August 11, 2012.
  28. "Halfaxa [VINYL]: Grimes". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved August 11, 2012.
  29. "CD album – Halfaxa : Grimes" (in French). Fnac. Retrieved August 11, 2012.
  30. "Vinyl album – Halfaxa : Grimes" (in French). Fnac. Retrieved August 11, 2012.
  31. "Halfaxa – Grimes". JB Hi-Fi. Archived from the original on September 27, 2013. Retrieved August 11, 2012.
  32. "Grimes – Halfaxa (2LP)" (in German). Musicline.de. Retrieved August 11, 2012.
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  34. Halfaxa, Arbutus Records, 2016-04-01, retrieved 2016-05-22



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