Claire Boucher, also known as Grimes, is a musician and artist who sings and plays keyboards. She recently released a split 12” with D’eon titled Darkbloom. In 2010 she released a cassette titled Geidi Primes and the full-length Halfaxa through Arbutus. In 2012, she will release Visions, a full-length which is being described as “post-internet” by Grimes herself.
Boucher was raised in Vancouver, British Columbia. She moved to Montreal, Quebec and started the «group» Grimes, although this group consists entirely of Claire Boucher, and is part of the music scene surrounding Arbutus Records. In May 2011 she opened for Lykke Li on her North American Tour. As of June 2011 she is based out of Montreal.
