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82
Halfaxa is something of a hand-crafted masterpiece, as unexpected as it as suddenly essential.
14y
80
Highly distinctive and wide ranging, the record moves from accessible haunting pop (“Dream Fortress”) to the
more freeform, deranged 4AD-like sound collages of “Hallways”.
more freeform, deranged 4AD-like sound collages of “Hallways”.
5y
80
Boucher was improving her craft with each release and sophomore album Halfaxa, issued later that year, was a significant step forward in quality.
6y
70
Unfurling wisps of disjointed electronics and heavily obfuscated lyrics (rendered all the more unintelligible by her song titles), Halfaxa pays homage to a vast canon of pop, from Mariah Carey to Depeche Mode.
14y
"Halfaxa" creates a mystical and hypnotic atmosphere, immersing the listener in an abstract universe where Grimes' ethereal vocals float like echoes from another world. The experience is deeply immersive, with dark productions that evoke the feeling of being in a sacred and untouchable place.
The diversity in production is one of the biggest highlights. The tracks shift between dense and minimal textures, creating an almost ritualistic cohesion. The vocal effect seems ... read more
Halfaxa is a very ethereal and dreamy record but the songs suffer from being too similar to one another.
This album is such a vibe but if you really pay attention to all of it you will probably fall asleep because of how boring it is.
Boring does not mean that it's not unique. This sound of this album is so uniquely Grimes and the sounds themselves are in fact quite interesting but get repetitive after a while.
Mesmo não sendo considerado por muitos como um dos melhores álbuns da Grimes, Halfaxa é, sem dúvida, o meu favorito. Existe algo nesse disco que transcende qualquer noção de perfeição técnica, é um trabalho que vibra com um espírito livre, cru e mágico, onde o experimentalismo se entrelaça com atmosferas de outro mundo. Ele soa como um eco vindo de um plano etéreo, distorcido pelo tempo, mas ainda ... read more
one of most unique albums ive heard in a while, this album is like a psychological, fantasy horror movie, all of these songs are uniquely eerie and ethereal, weregild, Sagrad, Devon, Dream Fortress, World Princess are all tracks that i was just hypnotized by their fascinating sounds, all these songs blend ambient pop with chillwave and witch house all together, also alot of ethereal wave sounds all over the record, sure the album kinda drags and gets a lil boring but there SO MANY creative ... read more
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Track List
| 1 | Outer 1:11 | 75 |
| 2 | Intro / Flowers 2:49 | 78 |
| 3 | Weregild 5:13 | 82 |
| 4 | ∆∆∆∆Rasik∆∆∆∆ 1:50 | 74 |
| 5 | Sagrad Прекрасный 5:10 | 85 |
| 6 | Dragvandil 1:38 | 76 |
| 7 | Devon 4:30 | 83 |
| 8 | Dream Fortress 5:00 | 83 |
| 9 | World ♡ Princess 4:40 | 81 |
| 10 | † River † 1:56 | 74 |
| 11 | Swan Song 3:04 | 79 |
| 12 | ≈Ω≈Ω≈Ω≈Ω≈Ω≈Ω≈Ω≈Ω≈ 2:13 | 73 |
| 13 | My Sister Says the Saddest Things 4:11 | 85 |
| 14 | Hallways 5:43 | 73 |
| 15 | Favriel 2:35 | 76 |
Total Length: 51 minutes
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1y
Sagrad deserves at least 85. I can’t get enough of it and it’s my Friends’s favorite song by Grimes
