When Claire Boucher released last fall’s Art Angels, her fourth album as Grimes, she was adamant: “Grimes” is a constructed persona. On the LP, the musician-producer sang from fantastical perspectives including those of a vampiric mafioso, a “Ginger Spice” type, and her Harley Quinn–inspired stage character. She turned to this radical new approach, she said,… Read more »
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Alternate Identities: Grimes, Esperanza Spalding, And The Power Of Persona
