GRIMES - Art Angels LP indie the tortured soul of the

the tortured soul of the performer

SO many guitars

a real globe trotter

performed the theme song to "Square Pegs"

brutal rock & roll attack that sounded like nothing that had come before

GRIMES - Art Angels LP indie the tortured soul of theCalifornia is Grimes by the numbers: technopop that balances between the eastern ballet and the 80's Madonna anthem. Some grit is added to the Missy Elliot esque rap "Scream" (with magnified synthetic noise currents), but "Flesh Without Blood" shows that her specialty remains the electropop cheerleader song. It is a sound that wears thin on "Belly of the Beat", weak on arrangements and weak on hooks. Boucher here betrays her roots and opts for