Art Angels
by Grimes
  • Record Label: 4AD
  • Release Date: Dec 11, 2015
User Score
8.8

Universal acclaim- based on 996 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 912 out of 996
  2. Mixed: 32 out of 996
  3. Negative: 52 out of 996
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  1. Potet69
    Jun 1, 2023
    10
    This is the best album made by Grimes.‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎
  2. djyannoushka
    Apr 16, 2023
    6
    This was fun, and the album feels cohesive ! I remember listening to it a lot when it came out but I'd say now I only ever come back to the intro & Venus Fly who are both really the two gems of the album for me. The sound overrall sounds a lot brighter/happier than what I like best from her, it's still good, just not my favorite. SCREAM was fun too honestly, I listened to it on repeat forThis was fun, and the album feels cohesive ! I remember listening to it a lot when it came out but I'd say now I only ever come back to the intro & Venus Fly who are both really the two gems of the album for me. The sound overrall sounds a lot brighter/happier than what I like best from her, it's still good, just not my favorite. SCREAM was fun too honestly, I listened to it on repeat for a looong time.… Expand
  3. indiegirly
    Jan 3, 2023
    10
    This is one of my favourite albums ever because the music is so catchy and colourful. Every song just bursts with personality!
  4. Alix-Farron
    Dec 15, 2022
    10
    Extremely enjoyable and rich dance tunes with lively atmosphere. I consider it the best album of 2010s. However, two songs are irritating (Kill V Maim, Venus Fly).
  5. Messifer
    Nov 23, 2022
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Un álbum distinto y con una producción impecable , el mejor álbum de 2015 con diferencia y contando con una lírica buena en cada tema , además de mezclar distintos idiomas y conceptos en el álbum, demasiado versátil con un sonido único… Expand
  6. TMSNReview
    Nov 20, 2022
    9
    Grimes' unique voice and the instruments cooperate amazingly. Here're my rates:
    1. laughing and not being normal: 8.7/10
    2. California: 9.6/10 3. SCREAM: 8.4/10 4. Flesh without Blood: 9/10 5. Belly of the Beat: 8.4/10 6. Kill V. Maim: 9.6/10 7. Artangels: 9.4/10 8. Easily: 9.3/10 9. Pin: 9.3/10 10. Realiti: 9.6/10 11. World Princess part II: 9.7/10 12. Venus Fly: 9.7/10 13.    Grimes' unique voice and the instruments cooperate amazingly. Here're my rates:
    1. laughing and not being normal: 8.7/10
    2. California: 9.6/10
    3. SCREAM: 8.4/10
    4. Flesh without Blood: 9/10
    5. Belly of the Beat: 8.4/10
    6. Kill V. Maim: 9.6/10
    7. Artangels: 9.4/10
    8. Easily: 9.3/10
    9. Pin: 9.3/10
    10. Realiti: 9.6/10
    11. World Princess part II: 9.7/10
    12. Venus Fly: 9.7/10
    13. Life in the Vivid Dream: 8.3/10
    14. Butterfly: 8.7/10
    Vocals: 9.5/10
    Structure: 9.3/10
    Overall: 9.2/10    … Expand
  7. georgetheod73
    Sep 25, 2022
    10
    Best pop album ever imo. She created this ALONE. Just insane, the album is so ethereal
  8. iirreall
    Jul 10, 2022
    6
    Art Angels es el projecto mas destacado y críticamente aclamado de Grimes,pero no uno de mis favoritos. Después del minimalista y electrónico Visions Grimes toma un camino fa al pop básico, acabando por completo el camino que tenia desde geidi primes a lo extraño, lo cual es algo personalmente me desagrado. No digo que Grimes no pudiera tomar direcciones diferentes, pero Art Angels esArt Angels es el projecto mas destacado y críticamente aclamado de Grimes,pero no uno de mis favoritos. Después del minimalista y electrónico Visions Grimes toma un camino fa al pop básico, acabando por completo el camino que tenia desde geidi primes a lo extraño, lo cual es algo personalmente me desagrado. No digo que Grimes no pudiera tomar direcciones diferentes, pero Art Angels es meramente un camino fácil a lo básico. No tiene ese alma ni personalidad que grimes puso en sus antecesores, la mayoría de tracks son bastante olvidables y los instrumentos de cuerda son horriblemente incluidos a la fuerza, la producción aunque ya mas sofisticada y completa en comparación con sus trabajos iniciales, no tiene personalidad y cae en lo aburrido. En aspectos positivos tiene highlights como kill v. maim y la colaboración con janelle monae, y si quieres un álbum de pop para bailar edsta bien.… Expand
  9. shad0w0711
    Apr 8, 2022
    10
    Art Angels is the maximalist brainchild of a prodigious talent. It’s hugely entertaining. It’s delightfully bizarre. It’s refreshingly caustic
  10. Wanesta
    Dec 28, 2021
    9
    Unlike all of her other records thus far, Grimes seems to finally let go and embrace the beauty of life on Art Angels. With the colorful electric production and the eccentric sounds, we find our favorite Canadian alien exploring the power of joy like never before. It's like if someone put their hand in a rainbow-colored bucket of paint and slapped you across the face with it. AUnlike all of her other records thus far, Grimes seems to finally let go and embrace the beauty of life on Art Angels. With the colorful electric production and the eccentric sounds, we find our favorite Canadian alien exploring the power of joy like never before. It's like if someone put their hand in a rainbow-colored bucket of paint and slapped you across the face with it. A near-perfect record and a new staple in electronic music history.… Expand
  11. Onionrings2
    Aug 24, 2021
    10
    I feel like I was invited to her fantasy world just being amazed.SLLLLLLLAAAAAAAYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!
  12. phyxicx
    Jul 8, 2021
    10
    one of the best albums i have ever listened to. completely opened me up to a new perspective on music and what it can sound like. every song on this album is so perfectly composed and produced i cannot express it enough. from the intro to butterfly ( my fav track ) this album is a whole trip all the way through , each song has a little bit of a different feel as they are all slightlyone of the best albums i have ever listened to. completely opened me up to a new perspective on music and what it can sound like. every song on this album is so perfectly composed and produced i cannot express it enough. from the intro to butterfly ( my fav track ) this album is a whole trip all the way through , each song has a little bit of a different feel as they are all slightly different. grimes also made the best pop song over on this album with california. in summary stream art angels and this is the album of the century !… Expand
  13. alexander0231
    May 7, 2021
    10
    honestly from my first listen, i would’ve given this album an 8 or 9, but damn this album has such replay value. butterfly, world princess part ii, and pin are my favorite tracks from this record
  14. All_ButTrU4
    Oct 31, 2020
    8
    A dystopian feminist journal on what being female and young entails in a society where their subjugation is seen as tradition whilst their resistance is seen as irrational.
  15. diogopaes
    Oct 13, 2020
    4
    Um álbum que se perdeu na identidade, e tentou acrescentar muita diversidade sonora.
  16. vote4ghosts
    Sep 28, 2020
    9
    As a major Grimes fan, this is her best album in my opinion. Belly of the Beat is one of my favorite songs, ever. You get elements of old Grimes from Visions and Halfaxa, but this album feels like such a positive evolution for her career. I adore all of her discography, but this is by far my favorite piece of art from Grimes.
  17. stream134340
    Sep 14, 2020
    9
    one of my favorite albums of all time, grimes is really a creative and genius artist! love every song here but kill v maim is really a masterpiece and deserves to be our national anthem
  18. behzatgoren
    Aug 29, 2020
    10
    one of the best albums everrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
  19. Musicngamer
    Apr 5, 2020
    10
    Great album deserves all the critical acclaim it gets
    This album alongside Carly Rae Jepsen’s E-MO-TION is a amazing pop experience that everyone needs to listen to.
  20. chrissyk
    Feb 21, 2020
    8
    Great mix of styles Not all are perfect songs but some great experimentation .
    Some emotional ones too
  21. PrincesaDelMar
    Jan 28, 2020
    10
    This is the album that introduced me to Grimes so this piece of art will always have a special place in my heart. Truly I feel like this album was made for me, from 2016-2017 this was all I would listen to. I refused to listen to new music for awhile because I was just so obsessed with this album. Every single song for me had a different meaning and just did something to me. For othersThis is the album that introduced me to Grimes so this piece of art will always have a special place in my heart. Truly I feel like this album was made for me, from 2016-2017 this was all I would listen to. I refused to listen to new music for awhile because I was just so obsessed with this album. Every single song for me had a different meaning and just did something to me. For others this might not be the Grimes they are used to but to me this was the only Grimes I knew and I loved it. I still do and now that I am more into her I also love her older work, and newer work she has since come out with. I'll probably always will listen to this album.… Expand
  22. Azzura
    Dec 30, 2019
    10
    Este álbum faz você viajar e se sacudir do começo ao fim. Bem evidente que essa é a melhor obra de arte já feita por Grimes.
  23. gabrielmangual
    Jan 10, 2020
    10
    Art Angels delivers one of the most epic art pop music moments in recent music, making it unique from other artists who strive for experimental music too through surreal production. It’s a beautifully crafted chaotic with a structured vision.
  24. Samrod
    Dec 12, 2019
    10
    One of the most creative albums I've ever heard. Grimes is the future of music
  25. Enterka
    Nov 14, 2019
    7
    Grimes is the best! Album so good! Venus Fly with Janelle Monae is a bop, amazing, good, best in album.
  26. iammarkham
    Oct 22, 2019
    9
    The first album of Grimes I heard and it's still my favorite from her. She's just next level pop star with literally brain to make genius music even if it's just a pop
  27. pedrur
    Aug 23, 2019
    10
    flesh without blood is the perfection of this album
    the best album of her. realiti is also a bop
  28. vicc_walker
    Jun 24, 2019
    9
    It's addictive and original. Grimes proved to be again a very versatile artist herself, with songs that contain a lot of instruments used by her and different/unexpected collaborations.
  29. viniciuspotrich
    May 30, 2019
    8
    A sonoridade criativa e cativante de Art Angels mostra que Grimes é mais que uma DJ de talento, é também uma ótima artista pop.
  30. kjhkjhk
    Feb 23, 2019
    10
    So complex and and the sounds are so euphoric. Most of the time the listener would have to categorize the mood of the song and associate it with a very specific frame of mind or feeling and then listen to it when only in that mode. But with Grimes the songs just blow past the listeners understanding of breadth of emotion. Each track is so beautifully composed and evokes anger aggressionSo complex and and the sounds are so euphoric. Most of the time the listener would have to categorize the mood of the song and associate it with a very specific frame of mind or feeling and then listen to it when only in that mode. But with Grimes the songs just blow past the listeners understanding of breadth of emotion. Each track is so beautifully composed and evokes anger aggression as well tranquil peace. It sounds so unfamiliar which is what brings me back to it again and again. I love the use of various instruments and the fact that she produced it all by herself?!! **** AMAZING… Expand
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88

Universal acclaim - based on 32 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 30 out of 32
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 32
  3. Negative: 0 out of 32
  1. AllMusic
    Dec 22, 2015
    80
    Claire Boucher's fourth album is wilder, more ambitious, and--at least on the surface--more accessible than her breakthrough
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  2. Mojo
    Dec 18, 2015
    80
    Crackling with radio-primed hooks, whipsnap breakbeats and Boucher’s helium-pitched vocals, Grimes’ third album makes a convincing strike for playlist ubiquity, with a healthy dollop of the oddball chucked in.
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  3. Uncut
    Dec 11, 2015
    80
    You can sense the deceptively complex Art Angels will only continue to yield further depths with time. [Jan 2016, p.76]
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