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Visions is a release that isn't entirely for everyone. It's a little low-energy dance clubby at times, whimsical (though dark) at others, and the only thing that seems to hold it all together is Claire Boucher's voice. Described by Boucher herself as...
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It was just this past Friday that we saw Bon Iver's Justin Vernon and Sean Carey performing tracks from the band's discography (and a Bonnie Raitt cover!) live for 4AD and Jagjaguwar. And in watching the performance, Prefix contributor Matthew...
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With the increased attention, however, came more responsibilities, which Arbutus-a small, hyper-localized Montreal label-couldn't necessarily handle on its own. But in late September, Cowan and Boucher met 4AD A&R/product manager Jane Abernethy and...
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But in late September, Cowan and Boucher met 4AD A&R/product manager Jane Abernethy and began working on a deal. The result: Visions will be co-released on Arbutus and 4AD on Feb. 21. "It's not at all like, 'Now that it's on 4AD, we're calling the...
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"It's scary but it's great. The thing about this job is that it's so extremely high pressure and so frightening that at the end of the day it's definitely the best job in the world, because who gets to make music for a living? Hardly anybody." Visions...
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(4AD) “Visions,” the third solo album by the Montreal musician Claire Boucher, who records as Grimes, starts out at full speed. Its opening track, “Infinite Love Without Fulfillment,” gallops hard, a collision of art-rock and electro-pop, all in service...
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4AD is a British independent record label that was started in 1979 by Ivo Watts-Russell and Peter Kent, funded by Beggars Banquet Records, and is still active today. It now forms part of the Beggars Group, along with Matador Records, Rough Trade Records and XL Recordings, and 4AD has the likes of Beirut, Blonde Redhead, Bon Iver, The Breeders,... Full Article
