May 10, 2012 By Mike Hilleary

While her last music video was a bit more used more guerilla film tactics, Grimes' latest is certainly a more polished affair. More

May 08, 2012 By Mike Hilleary

Taking inspiration from the Grateful Dead's 1970 Festival Express Tour with Janis Joplin and The Band, Grimes, Skrillex, and Diplo will commandeer a portion of the Canadian rail network for a series of train-stop performances this July. More

Apr 27, 2012 By Mike Hilleary

Grimes is launching a line of jewelry with Montreal-based jeweler and sculptor Morgan Black. More

Apr 25, 2012 By Mike Hilleary

She may be 24-years-old, but Canadian electro artist Grimes, aka Claire Boucher, could just as easily pass for someone not even allowed to buy a lottery ticket in the states. More

Mar 20, 2012 By Laura Studarus

What a difference a day makes. Friday night (after a long day at our final SXSW day party—naturally) the Under the Radar team caught three sets. While two artists I had seen earlier in the week, all three shows were significantly different than expected.  More

Mar 17, 2012 By Laura Studarus

Second verse, same as the first, a little bit louder and a little bit fuller of electro indie pop. Erm…yeah. Pretty sure that’s how it’s supposed to go. At any rate, after a full (read: exhausting) day Under the Radar’s second SXSW day party (where every band on the bill could be dubbed a “personal favorite”) I found it in me to stagger over to Pitchfork’s showcase at the Presbyterian Church for Fiona Apple, Charli XCX, Purity Ring, and Grimes.  More

Mar 12, 2012 By Laura Studarus

Under the Radar’s Winter (March/April) Issue will be hitting the stands soon. The issue features an In the Studio 2012 themed cover with the frontmen of three notable acts set to release new albums later this year—Dirty Projectors’ Dave Longstreth, Grizzly Bear’s Ed Droste, and Twin Shadow’s George Lewis Jr. The issue also features interviews with Air, Bear in Heaven, Best Coast, Andrew Bird, Chairlift, Dan Deacon, First Aid Kit, Grimes, of Montreal, Frankie Rose, Spiritualized, Tame Impala, Tegan and Sara, and much more.  More

Mar 02, 2012 By Laura Studarus

She may be post-internet (not that we’ve figured out exactly what that means), but today Claire Boucher (a.k.a. Grimes) is on the Internet. We have her new video.  More

Feb 22, 2012 By Mike Hilleary

Yesterday Grimes' Claire Boucher released her new album Visions, achieving with it a fair amount of critical acclaim. More

Feb 13, 2012 By Mike Hilleary

With her much-anticipated album Visions slated for release in the states next week, Montreal-based artist Claire Boucher, aka Grimes, has opted to give an early preview of the whole electro-pop effort courtesy of NPR. More

Jan 04, 2012 By Mike Hilleary

Montreal-based electro-pop songstress Claire Boucher (aka Grimes) recently posted on her Twitter that she has become the most recent signee to 4AD. More

Mar 19, 2012 By Laura Studarus

Second verse, same as the first, a little bit louder and a little bit fuller of electro indie pop. Erm…yeah. Pretty sure that’s how it’s supposed to go.  More

Jan 30, 2012 By Luke Winkie

Claire Boucher, the sole-proprietor of Grimes, is billing Visions as her first “real” album—coming a year after a few extraneous curiosities and flashes of interest. More