Grimes' New Summer Jam "Go", Originally Written for Rihanna, Has Arrived.

[MoreTokyo]

 

Recently, Grimes and her Canadian countryman Blood Diamonds wrote a song called “Go†for Rihanna. Rihanna, or her people, turned it down. And now Grimes has taken the song for herself, debuting it onstage at the Governors Ball festival earlier this month. Today, we get to hear the studio version of the song, and it’s a fascinating example of what happens when Grimes pushes her spectral, strobing pop style into a more readily digestible direction. Its gigantic globs of crowd-pleasing bass don’t distract from its straight-up beauty at all, and if this is Grimes’ new direction, I am all for it. Zane Lowe debuted the track on BBC radio today, and you can hear it below.

 

https://soundcloud.com/actuallygrimes/go-1

 

“It’s our summer jam so we figured we should put it out cuz I am very bored of waiting to finish my album b4 releasing new music haha,†Grimes says in a press release. She also has a new publicity photo for the occasion. It was taken by her brother Mac Boucher. “The look is an anime elf assassin who is a big fan of Dolly Parton and Patsy Cline,†she writes. Source!

 

[mew21]

O it's good! I like it! 

[zeesus]

I read Rihanna and I got creeped out

 

I don't want to hear anything related to her....

[Ponyo]

Love it. 

[✽aya]

It's really good, definitely need to dl this. Wonder how different it wouldve sounded if it was rihanna instead?

[thot]

omg i love this!

[o d w]

[Manila Luzon]

I read Rihanna and I got creeped out

 

I don't want to hear anything related to her....

 

2ne1 is like an Asian parody of Rihanna 

[zeesus]

2ne1 is like an Asian parody of Rihanna 

No...

just no.....

[Hemlock]

i like it. I wish the instrumental breaks were different tho. 

[DocumentaLy]

Cute!

[Someone actually]

Ooh, I love it.

 

LOL @ all those people in the comments complaining about it not having a Grimes vibe tho

Never heard a song from her before (not that I can remember), but I like this.