Miss Anthropocene
by Grimes
  • Record Label: 4AD
  • Release Date: Feb 21, 2020
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8.7

Universal acclaim- based on 377 Ratings

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  2. Mixed: 20 out of 377
  3. Negative: 15 out of 377
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  1. Potet69
    Jun 1, 2023
    9
    One of the better albums to come out in the 2020s.‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎
  2. djyannoushka
    Apr 16, 2023
    7
    very trippy album, I listen to it mostly to fall asleep, or think, or take walks while feeling like i'm stuck in outer space. i love the heavy sounds and weird atmosphere of the whole album, not all songs hit the same way emotionnally though, but i still appreciate the musical experiments she goes through overall !
  3. Wanesta
    Jan 17, 2022
    7
    After the joy of life, Grimes dives into a dystopian future where goddesses and computers meet and communicate. On Miss Anthropocene, Grimes plays her strength with haunting melodies and theatrical execution but, unlike all of her previous work, it seems to be a bit too saturated this time around. Some tracks are overblown and feel too dense, which is usually a good thing, but not withAfter the joy of life, Grimes dives into a dystopian future where goddesses and computers meet and communicate. On Miss Anthropocene, Grimes plays her strength with haunting melodies and theatrical execution but, unlike all of her previous work, it seems to be a bit too saturated this time around. Some tracks are overblown and feel too dense, which is usually a good thing, but not with this album. Nonetheless, Grimes still manages to take it home with impressive cuts.… Expand
  4. alexander0231
    May 7, 2021
    10
    this album was the album that got me into grimes (i know i was late, but at least i know of her talent now) but WOW this album is amazing and so cohesive with no skips. IDORU is one of her best songs.
  5. Gwenom
    Mar 25, 2021
    10
    I love how each of these tracks make me feel. The music lifts my mood everyday on my drive to work. It transports me. Grimes' high notes are beautiful and the beats are sick. The messages behind this project make me happy as a conservationist. Claire has so much talent it pours out in this work. A year after its release and I am still listening, so this album sustains for me.
  6. All_ButTrU4
    Feb 4, 2021
    7
    When i heard this i had to consider how gifted she must be for an album this good to be the weakest one in recent years. Very impressive feat. This is an all round good album from the themes it tackles, experimentation and sequencing. Where it lags is in terms of being innovative for her. This is just a display of her repeating what she's already done on previous releases with little to noWhen i heard this i had to consider how gifted she must be for an album this good to be the weakest one in recent years. Very impressive feat. This is an all round good album from the themes it tackles, experimentation and sequencing. Where it lags is in terms of being innovative for her. This is just a display of her repeating what she's already done on previous releases with little to no variety. This album surprisingly feels safe. Favourites:delete forever,you'll miss me when I'm gone, felt so heavy i fell through the earth,we appreciate power… Expand
  7. luca_czz
    Dec 30, 2020
    10
    All tracks were made with a perfect production. Perfect art covers (all those 4) lol

    3- “Delete Forever” for Lil Peep (R.I.P) have a really nice lyrics 4- “Violence” remains i_o soul (R.I.P) 5- In particular, I loved “4Æ” effects. My favourite track. 8- “You’ll miss me when I’m not around” : perfect art (remains “Art Angels” but in a “technological version”; sounds totally “Miss    All tracks were made with a perfect production. Perfect art covers (all those 4) lol

    3- “Delete Forever” for Lil Peep (R.I.P) have a really nice lyrics 4- “Violence” remains i_o soul (R.I.P)

    5- In particular, I loved “4Æ” effects. My favourite track.

    8- “You’ll miss me when I’m not around” : perfect art (remains “Art Angels” but in a “technological version”; sounds totally “Miss Anthropocene” 11- Finally the single “We Appreciate Power”. This track talks about her early relationship with Elon Musk. Super-cool.    … Expand
  8. fotisathanatos
    Dec 29, 2020
    0
    It's Grimes best album yet. It has everything for everyone, the production level is 'grimes' just like the complexity of most songs holding tightly to the 'experimental' title.
  9. RuidrArt
    Dec 23, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. No te merecemos Diosa omnipotente, gracias por existir y salvarnos de tanta NFR creando un nuevo género musical… Expand
  10. Monsetherat
    Dec 23, 2020
    9
    No hay forma de describir lo mucho que me hizo sentir este disco, fue un sube y baja de emociones.
  11. vitortfv
    Dec 5, 2020
    7
    So Heavy I Fell Through the Earth (Art Mix) - 7/10
    Darkseid - 7/10
    Delete Forever - 7/10
    Violence - 7/10
    4ÆM - 7/10
    New Gods - 7,5/10
    My Name is Dark - 8/10
    You'll miss me when I'm not around - 7,5/10
    Before the fever - 7,5/10
    IDORU - 8/10
    We Appreciate Power - 8/10
  12. SGCrazy
    Jul 29, 2020
    9
    Incredible album with an innovative sound
    In my opinion this is a candidate for album of the year
  13. barthurbottino
    Jul 26, 2020
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Grimes sempre lança músicas muuuuuuito boas, esse álbum não é diferente. Não me prendeu, a produção das músicas foi meu ponto favorito... TÃO bem trabalhadas. iDORU é minha favorita… Expand
  14. l_l-Mist-l_l
    Jul 24, 2020
    10
    Amazing! Its something fresh and beautiful. The production on the tracks are so well made that it makes you replay the song even more
  15. KyeLunari
    Jul 17, 2020
    10
    Words that describe what Miss Anthropocene is; Dark, distopic, sci-fi, cyberpunk, fantasy, ethereal, magic, MASTERPIECE.
  16. adamdavids
    Jul 17, 2020
    7
    Miss Anthropoecene is a dark, dreamy and sometimes hypnotic album that makes you feel like you're floating in space, helpless and alone. But the album is let down by some confusing choices in the tracklist and lyrical themes, and by the repetitiveness of some tracks. The project starts with honestly one of my favourite tracks here, So Heavy I Fell Through the Earth. The production, lyricsMiss Anthropoecene is a dark, dreamy and sometimes hypnotic album that makes you feel like you're floating in space, helpless and alone. But the album is let down by some confusing choices in the tracklist and lyrical themes, and by the repetitiveness of some tracks. The project starts with honestly one of my favourite tracks here, So Heavy I Fell Through the Earth. The production, lyrics and feeling of this one is so hypnotic and heavy; I literally feel like I'm falling or floating or something. Darkseid has an incredibly dark beat and is great production wise, and I love the spoken word 'unrest is in our souls...' parts - but most of the song is in some high pitched Chinese which feels so out of place. There's nothing wrong with having foreign languages in 'English' songs, but this just feels like a 'how can I be quirky and different' decision and doesn't actually add anything - and it kind of ruins the song for me. Delete Forever is a touching, acoustic guitar track concerning the effects of drugs and drug overdoses - but it does not fit in the album at all. This should have been a standalone single or a bonus deluxe track, but as the third song it's so jarring... On a side note, from what I've read about this album from interviews etc. this album is apparently meant to be about climate change. Yep... climate change. I honestly don't think anyone would have picked up on that if Grimes hadn't straight up told us, because it's barely noticeable. The only two tracks that you could see hints of that theme in are the next one, Violence, and New Gods. Violence is a merciful return to the dark and dreamy vibe from before and is surprisingly catchy, but the lyrics feel uninspired and more about BDSM than the climate. And New Gods isn't very good either as Grimes' voice just isn't powerful enough to pull off what she's trying to do. 4AM is a banger, but the Bollywood samples feels like a strange choice to make and not in a good way. My Name Is Dark is one of the few times where the song starts off well, but it gets pretty repetitive towards the end and I catch myself sitting there waiting for the track to end. The next track is a good song, nothing much to say about it other than it's good. Before the fever however sounds like an homage to the first track (which I really liked), expect this one is worse in every way and forgettable. We end decently with IDORU which makes me feel like we're back at Earth from all this time floating in space (the lyrics about love, possibly for the planet, and the bird samples). I wish there was a bigger and grander finish, but overall this was a good album. Yes there were moments which had me annoyed, confused and bored, but the production is immaculate pretty much throughout and I did enjoy the majority of the songs here.… Expand
  17. mrnice
    Jul 3, 2020
    9
    Highly melodic and adventurous. This is music when music is fun and intelligent.
  18. abadiaz
    Jun 25, 2020
    7
    I am not very familiar with grimes music, so it is quite exotic for me, it fulfills its objective of taking me on a journey through another universe, even though I was not completely convinced in many of its songs i did not manage to connect with the beginning of her songs to finish meeting her in the middle.
  19. StevenX
    May 31, 2020
    4
    This sounds like you'd expect an album by Elon Musk's girfriend to sound, or how you'd expect said girlfriend to be: goodlooking in a non-average way, indulgent, put together for effect over substance. For practical purposes, this is an instrumental album - most of the lyrics are either "aahs" and "oohs" or unintelligible, sometimes in a grade-school voice, to the point that when you canThis sounds like you'd expect an album by Elon Musk's girfriend to sound, or how you'd expect said girlfriend to be: goodlooking in a non-average way, indulgent, put together for effect over substance. For practical purposes, this is an instrumental album - most of the lyrics are either "aahs" and "oohs" or unintelligible, sometimes in a grade-school voice, to the point that when you can actually hear the words you want to play the song a few times just out of curiosity ("You'll Miss Me When I'm Not Around" and the slamming "We Appreciate Power" show just how effective this album could have been before they too succumb to effects and gimmicks). Let's face it, if you can't make out the lyrics, you're saying nothing. Grimes says nothing well, but her overproduced twists and turns ruin good ideas. The "look what I can do" thing has felled better artists, at least mainstream-acceptance-wise (Imogen Heap, anyone?), and you can hear the kitchen sink crying for release on every track of this effect-soaked beautiful mess. Did this woman just discover the reverb switch? Belfegore was crisper. (Google it, kids.)… Expand
  20. Lifeisbellablog
    Apr 19, 2020
    8
    This album is definitely a weird one. But it will grow on you more and more with each listen. There are a few duds on this album, but its made up by the inclusion of some really great songs.
  21. DannyWavey
    Apr 19, 2020
    10
    The work grimes has done is ahead of its time, it’s so experimental and shes one of few artists I know who are willing to risk it all to be true to herself and express what is in her mind. I love the theme and it’s message, I would recommend my all friends to meet Miss Anthropocene :)
  22. Sng_Ang
    Apr 14, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. La mejor artista de música alternativa, sin duda. Superando a sus contemporáneas en ideas y de manera vocal.… Expand
  23. Lajaleaa
    Mar 30, 2020
    8
    ( 83/100 )

    Una propuesta definitivamente original en la industria de la Electronic Pop Experimental cuya visión musical le ha permitido ganar público rápidamente. Grimes es Claire Boucher que se ha dedicado a producir su propio material auditivo y visual. Directora de videoclips y productora propia, regresa a la industria de la música 5 años después para presentar un proyecto qué, si no    ( 83/100 )

    Una propuesta definitivamente original en la industria de la Electronic Pop Experimental cuya visión musical le ha permitido ganar público rápidamente. Grimes es Claire Boucher que se ha dedicado a producir su propio material auditivo y visual. Directora de videoclips y productora propia, regresa a la industria de la música 5 años después para presentar un proyecto qué, si no es del todo accesible, sí seducirá a un gran público con un Pop inteligente, peculiar y consciente con su misma narrativa y técnica. Hay una manipulación interesante del cliché del pop y una oferta muy entretenida dentro de la música Dance, Club, Ambiental e Indie que probablemente debería de llamar más atención de la que ya tiene.
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    A definitively original proposal in the Electronic and Experimental Pop industry which musical vision has won public quickly. Grimes is Claire Bouches that has been focused on producing her own audio and visual material. Director of videoclips and her own producer, she comes back after 5 years to present a project that, if not it's not that accessible, it will seduce a big public with an intelligent, peculiar and self-aware with its own narrative and technique Pop. There is an interesting manipulation of the Pop cliche and a very entertaining offer of Dance, Club, Ambiental and Indie music that probably should have more attention than the one it already has.    … Expand
  24. dommarlon
    Mar 30, 2020
    10
    É bizarramente perfeito. As músicas são ótimas, o conceito, o instrumental e as letras conversam perfeitamente. Até agora esse é o melhor álbum do ano.
  25. Wael
    Mar 27, 2020
    9
    Even if it is more accessible than previous Grimes records, "Miss Anthropocene" remains one of those albums that feel like treats from artists who never fall short of impressing us. It is as chaotic as the themes that she dives in (global warming, death, modern lives and depression..). Bouchard experiments with beats ('Violence', an EDM-song that sounds like nothing she's done before),Even if it is more accessible than previous Grimes records, "Miss Anthropocene" remains one of those albums that feel like treats from artists who never fall short of impressing us. It is as chaotic as the themes that she dives in (global warming, death, modern lives and depression..). Bouchard experiments with beats ('Violence', an EDM-song that sounds like nothing she's done before), features (all of the lyrics on the excellent 'Darkseid' are in asian by rapper 潘PAN), and vocals ('New Gods' may have the creepiest Grimes vocals ever). However, a stand-out on the album is 'Delete Forever', which is a simple guitar-based track showcasing Grimes' vocals without any effects (a first for the artist).
    "Miss Anthropocene" is yet another re-introduction to Grimes and all the musical genius she has in her head and her heart.    … Expand
  26. arnoklein
    Mar 27, 2020
    9
    Grimes, sempre più un essere umano caduto sulla Terra, ha fatto invece un disco totalmente inumano, una demonologia sotto forma di concept album la cui protagonista è la Dea del Cambiamento Climatico, fatta di avorio e petrolio, che gioisce della fine del mondo, raccontata in ogni sua fase e in ogni sua forma sulle nove tracce che compongono “Miss Anthropocene.” Il perno su cui tutto giraGrimes, sempre più un essere umano caduto sulla Terra, ha fatto invece un disco totalmente inumano, una demonologia sotto forma di concept album la cui protagonista è la Dea del Cambiamento Climatico, fatta di avorio e petrolio, che gioisce della fine del mondo, raccontata in ogni sua fase e in ogni sua forma sulle nove tracce che compongono “Miss Anthropocene.” Il perno su cui tutto gira è “Darkseid,” espressamente ispirata dal super-villain DC Comics che è alla perenne ricerca dell’Equazione dell’Anti-Vita capace di eliminare ogni forma di libero arbitrio. Attorno a questo perno, un disco che mescola witchouse a dosi quasi impercettibili di nu-metal, indie dal sapore anni ’90 a IDM di ultima generazione, dream pop su un tappeto dark- e vaporwave e ottiene un pastiche art pop adatto ai tempi della fine del mondo.… Expand
  27. frankw93
    Mar 21, 2020
    10
    Best album you will hear in your life
    The absolut peak of Grimes's career whole album is just perfect

    AOTY
    STREAM MISS ANTHROPOCENE
  28. kobeee
    Mar 14, 2020
    10
    literally on repeat every single day
    too good too special holy f grimes you nailed it
  29. guttorm57
    Mar 14, 2020
    10
    Feels new and well worn at the same time. Easy to fall into the album, enjoyable to listen through on repeat. Hear vibes of some of my other favorite artists. Will wake up almost humming some of these songs, and then proceed to do so.
  30. ghsts
    Mar 12, 2020
    10
    Dark and atmospheric soundscapes with songs about global warming, Grimes best work yet
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  1. Positive: 21 out of 27
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 27
  3. Negative: 0 out of 27
  1. Under The Radar
    Apr 16, 2020
    50
    For an artist whose past two albums were as impeccably curated as they were produced, the non-cohesiveness of Miss Anthropocene is bit of a disappointment, in spite of the record’s highlights.
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  2. No Ripcord
    Mar 16, 2020
    80
    Ultimately an excellent record. Where the message is muddied, thankfully the music is often, simply put, beautiful.
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  3. Q Magazine
    Mar 10, 2020
    80
    Miss Anthropocene is not quite as brilliantly weird as its predecessor, but is certainly compelling enough to maintain Grimes' status as one of the most fascinating pop stars on the planet. [May 2020, p.105]
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