Halfaxa

Halfaxa
Studio album by Grimes
Released	September 30, 2010
Genre	Witch house[1] dream pop darkwave ethereal wave synthpop ambient pop
Length	55:07
Label	Arbutus Lo Recordings
Producer	Grimes
Grimes chronology
Geidi Primes (2010) Halfaxa (2010) Darkbloom (2011)
Alternative cover
Lo Recordings cover

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
BBC Music	positive[2]
Coke Machine Glow	82%[3]
Drowned in Sound	7/10[4]
The Quietus	positive[5]
Index Voice	B+[6]
Pitchfork Media	7.8/10[7]

Halfaxa is the second studio album by Canadian recording 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.^[8][9]

Track listing

All tracks written by Claire Boucher. 

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Outer"	1:12
2.	"Intor / Flowers"	2:50
3.	"Weregild"	5:14
4.	"∆∆∆∆Rasik∆∆∆∆"	1:50
5.	"Heartbeats" (bonus track included on Lo Recordings pressings)	4:32
6.	"Sagrad Прекрасный"	5:13
7.	"Dragvandil"	1:39
8.	"Devon"	4:31
9.	"Dream Fortress"	5:01
10.	"World ♡ Princess"	4:41
11.	"† River †"	1:57
12.	"Swan Song"	3:05
13.	"≈Ω≈Ω≈Ω≈Ω≈Ω≈Ω≈Ω≈Ω≈"	2:14
14.	"My Sister Says the Saddest Things"	4:12
15.	"Hallways"	5:44
16.	"Favriel"	2:36

Personnel

Credits adapted from Halfaxa album liner notes.^[10]

• Grimes – vocals, producer, illustrations
• Jasper Baydala – design
• Sebastian Cowan – mastering (1–4, 6–16)
• Antony Ryan – mastering (5)

Release history

Country	Date	Label	Format(s)
Canada[11]	September 30, 2010	Arbutus Records	Digital download
United States[12]
Canada[13]	October 5, 2010		CD
Australia[14]	February 28, 2011	Lo Recordings	Digital download
France[15]
Germany[16]
United Kingdom[17]
Germany[18]	March 11, 2011		CD
United Kingdom[19][20]	March 14, 2011		CD LP
France[21][22]	March 16, 2011	Loreley
Australia[23]	March 30, 2011	Lo Recordings	CD
Germany[24]	April 22, 2011		LP
United States[25]	January 31, 2012	Arbutus Records	CD
United States[26]	April 1, 2016	Arbutus Records	LP

References

1. http://clatl.com/cribnotes/archives/2012/03/05/grimes-shifts-from-witch-house-to-dance-sensation Retrieved May 12, 2016.
2. Diver, Mike (March 1, 2011). "Review of Grimes – Halfaxa". BBC Music. BBC Online. Retrieved August 11, 2012.
3. Marsh, Calum (November 1, 2010). "Grimes: Halfaxa (Arbutus; 2010)". Coke Machine Glow. Retrieved August 11, 2012.
4. Welsh, April Clare (March 8, 2011). "Grimes – Halfaxa". Drowned in Sound. Retrieved August 11, 2012.
5. Marszalek, Julian (March 22, 2011). "Grimes – Halfaxa". The Quietus. Retrieved August 11, 2012.
6. Schott, Tim (June 17, 2014). "Album Review: Grimes – Halfaxa". Index Voice. Retrieved November 10, 2015.
7. Moreland, Quinn (April 6, 2016). "Grimes: Halfaxa". Retrieved May 12, 2016.
8. Jones, Charlie Robin (April 4, 2011). "Halfaxa". Dummy. Retrieved February 19, 2012.
9. "Grimes – Halfaxa (CD & Download)". Lo Recordings. 2011. Retrieved February 19, 2012.
10. Halfaxa (CD liner notes). Grimes. Lo Recordings. 2011. LCD87.
11. "Halfaxa by Grimes". iTunes Store Canada. Apple Inc. Retrieved August 11, 2012.
12. "Halfaxa by Grimes". iTunes Store US. Apple Inc. Retrieved August 11, 2012.
13. "HALFAXA by GRIMES". HMV Canada. Retrieved August 11, 2012.
14. "Halfaxa by Grimes". iTunes Store Australia. Apple Inc. Retrieved August 11, 2012.
15. "Halfaxa par Grimes" (in French). iTunes Store France. Apple Inc. Retrieved August 11, 2012.
16. ""Halfaxa" von Grimes" (in German). iTunes Store Germany. Apple Inc. Retrieved August 11, 2012.
17. "Halfaxa by Grimes". iTunes Store UK. Apple Inc. Retrieved August 11, 2012.
18. "Grimes – Halfaxa" (in German). Musicline.de. Retrieved August 11, 2012.
19. "Halfaxa: Grimes". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved August 11, 2012.
20. "Halfaxa [VINYL]: Grimes". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved August 11, 2012.
21. "CD album – Halfaxa : Grimes" (in French). Fnac. Retrieved August 11, 2012.
22. "Vinyl album – Halfaxa : Grimes" (in French). Fnac. Retrieved August 11, 2012.
23. "Halfaxa – Grimes". JB Hi-Fi. Retrieved August 11, 2012.
24. "Grimes – Halfaxa (2LP)" (in German). Musicline.de. Retrieved August 11, 2012.
25. "Halfaxa: Grimes". Amazon.com. Retrieved August 11, 2012.
26. Halfaxa, Arbutus Records, 2016-04-01, retrieved 2016-05-22

External links

• Halfaxa at Arbutus Records