Grimes details “strong and aggressive” new album

Grimes has detailed the inspirations behind her new album, which she previously said is due to come out with a day’s notice at some point during Autumn. During the writing of the record, she surrounded herself with ““bro-art,” apparently.

Speaking to Q Magazine, Grimes cited Billy Joel and Bruce Springsteen’s albums as influences, along with gangster movies. ‘‘One song on the album, Kill V Maim, is written from the perspective of Al Pacino in The Godfather Pt 2,’‘ she said. ‘‘Except he’s a vampire who can switch gender and travel through space.’‘ Because, obviously.

Grimes also said that she feels like a stronger person on her new record. ‘‘I was a much weaker person when I wrote Visions,’‘ she said. ‘‘It was a sad record- cathartic, but victim-y. During this album I’ve got control of my music. It feels more devoloped. On ‘Visions’ I was still in school, mentally. Since then, I’ve wanted to make something strong and aggressive because it’s more reflective of me.”

Grimes also told Q that she relocated from L.A. to a titchy town in British Columbia called Squamish. “I wanted to get away from Hollywood bullshit,” she said, before detailing her approach to writing the new record. “There was a lot of ‘crazy’ going on, but it was organised ‘crazy’ - like lying in the dark and seeing if I could hallucinate,” she explained. “It felt good, letting myself be a total fucking weirdo. And I had cookies.”