Halfaxa Explained

Halfaxa
Type:	studio
Artist:	Grimes
Cover:	Grimes - Halfaxa cover.png
Border:	yes
Genre:	Witch house goth-pop darkwave glo-fi experimental^[1]
Label:	Arbutus Lo
Producer:	Grimes
Prev Title:	Geidi Primes
Prev Year:	2010
Next Title:	Darkbloom
Next Year:	2011

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.^{[2] [3] [4]}

Background

While making this album, Grimes was making tons of music and most of the times the music reflected the opposite of how she felt.^[5] The album is mostly inspired by her time in Halifax, Nova Scotia while staying at her friend's home.

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.^{[6] [7]} 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.^[8]

Track listing

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

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Halfaxa.^[9]

• Grimes – vocals, production, composition, illustrations
• Jasper Baydala – design
• Sebastian Cowan – mastering
• Antony Ryan – mastering

Release history

Country	Date	Label	Format(s)
Canada^[10]	September 30, 2010	Arbutus Records	Digital download
United States^[11]
Canada^[12]	October 5, 2010		CD
Australia^[13]	February 28, 2011	Lo Recordings	Digital download
France^[14]
Germany^[15]
United Kingdom^[16]
Germany^[17]	March 11, 2011		CD
United Kingdom^[18] ^[19]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Pitchfork Staff . The 200 Best Albums of the 2010s . . October 8, 2019. Claire Boucher’s first two albums as Grimes submerged her pop instincts deep within experimental manipulations.. May 6, 2023.
2. Web site: Grimes – Halfaxa (CD & Download) . . 2011 . February 19, 2012 . September 27, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130927231903/http://lorecordings.spinshop.com/details/57132 . dead .
3. Marszalek . Julian . Grimes – Halfaxa . . March 22, 2011 . August 11, 2012.
4. Web site: Diver . Mike . Review of Grimes – Halfaxa . . March 1, 2011 . August 11, 2012.
5. Web site: Coleman . Madeline . 2011-03-04 . Interview With Grimes . 2022-04-18 . Maisonneuve . en.
6. Web site: Geidi Primes, Halfaxa / Grimes. Bowler. Paul. Record Collector Mag. March 23, 2016. January 3, 2021.
7. Web site: Grimes - Halfaxa Review. Marsh. Calum. Coke Machine Glow. November 1, 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20110429072017/http://www.cokemachineglow.com/record_review/5748/grimes-halfaxa-2010. April 29, 2011. January 3, 2021.
8. Web site: 2012-07-03. forthebeat » Interview with Grimes. 2021-09-09. https://web.archive.org/web/20120703033542/http://forthebeat.com/blog/2010/09/interview-with-grimes. 2012-07-03.
9. Halfaxa . . 2011 . CD liner notes . . LCD87.
10. Web site: Halfaxa by Grimes . . August 11, 2012.
11. Web site: Halfaxa by Grimes . . August 11, 2012.
12. Web site: HALFAXA by GRIMES . . August 11, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20151226015621/https://www.hmv.ca/Products/Detail/618052.aspx . December 26, 2015 .
13. Web site: Halfaxa by Grimes . . August 11, 2012.
14. Web site: Halfaxa par Grimes . French . . August 11, 2012.
15. Web site: "Halfaxa" von Grimes . German . . August 11, 2012.
16. Web site: Halfaxa by Grimes . . August 11, 2012.
17. Web site: Grimes – Halfaxa . German . Musicline.de . August 11, 2012.
18. Web site: Halfaxa: Grimes . . August 11, 2012.
19. Web site: CD album – Halfaxa : Grimes . French . . August 11, 2012.
20. Web site: Vinyl album – Halfaxa : Grimes . French . . August 11, 2012.
21. Web site: Halfaxa – Grimes . . August 11, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130927134301/http://www.jbhifionline.com.au/music/alternative/halfaxa/647899 . September 27, 2013 .
22. Web site: Grimes – Halfaxa (2LP) . German . Musicline.de . August 11, 2012.
23. Web site: Halfaxa: Grimes . Amazon . August 11, 2012.
24. Web site: Halfaxa [VINYL]

    Grimes |publisher=Amazon.co.uk |accessdate=August 11, 2012}}|March 14, 2011|rowspan="2"||-!scope="row"|France^{[19] [20]} |March 16, 2011|Loreley|-!scope="row"|Australia^[21] |March 30, 2011|rowspan="2"|Lo Recordings|CD|-!scope="row"|Germany^[22] |April 22, 2011|LP|-!scope="row"|United States^[23] |January 31, 2012|Arbutus Records|CD|-!scope="row"|United States|April 1, 2016|Arbutus Records|LP|}

    External links

    • Halfaxa at Arbutus Records

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