Let's face it. Canada has brought us some, well.... annoying artists. Justin Bieber, Carly Rae Jepsen, to name a few, have gotten songs stuck in my head that nearly drove me insane. But, I think I've found an artist that makes up for Canada's "questionable" music reputation. Claire Boucher, better known by her stage name Grimes, is a Canadian Industrial / Psychedelic / R&B / Pop / Medieval Style / Rock artist. (You really can't describe her music). She's been doing pretty well lately. New York Times named her album Visions "One of the best albums of the year so far". She also made her TV debut on Jimmy Fallon in August, and performed at the Pitchfork Music Festival this summer. It's pretty fun to watch her perform live. She performs with a keyboard on one side of her, and a soundboard on the other. During the instrumental breaks, she loops the mic around her shoulder and starts playing the keyboard and soundboard at the same time. It really is impressive, just like her music. Her music has a very broad style, but some basic elements; catchy synthesizer melodies, light, airy, atypical vocal combinations, and a near psychedelic feel. Check her out in the video bellow, and download her album Visions on iTunes.
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