Halfaxa

Grimes described Halfaxa as "dark" but created at a more positive point in her life, contrasting with the other albums she had produced.{{Cite web |last=Coleman |first=Madeline |date=2011-03-04 |title=Interview With Grimes |url=http://maisonneuve.org/article/2011/03/4/interview-grimes/ |access-date=2022-04-18 |website=Maisonneuve |language=en}} The album is mostly inspired by her time in Halifax, Nova Scotia, while staying at her friend's home.{{Citation |title=Grimes Breaks Down Her Albums, From Geidi Primes to Miss Anthropocene {{!}} On the Records {{!}} Pitchfork |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=umoqd0VbRI4 |language=en |access-date=2022-04-18}}

Halfaxa has been described as a goth-pop, witch house, dark wave, and glo-fi release, as well as featuring influences of glitch pop, R&B, techno, industrial, and electro.{{cite web|url=https://recordcollectormag.com/reviews/album/geidi-primes-halfaxa|title=Geidi Primes, Halfaxa / Grimes|last=Bowler|first=Paul|work=Record Collector Mag|date=March 23, 2016|accessdate=January 3, 2021}}{{cite web|url=http://www.cokemachineglow.com/record_review/5748/grimes-halfaxa-2010|title=Grimes - Halfaxa Review|last=Marsh|first=Calum|work=Coke Machine Glow|date=November 1, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110429072017/http://www.cokemachineglow.com/record_review/5748/grimes-halfaxa-2010|archive-date=April 29, 2011|accessdate=January 3, 2021}} Grimes has said Halfaxa was created to "evoke the feeling of believing in God in a very Medieval Christian way", and has described it as her "medieval" album.{{Cite web|date=2012-07-03|title=forthebeat » Interview with Grimes|url=http://forthebeat.com/blog/2010/09/interview-with-grimes|access-date=2021-09-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120703033542/http://forthebeat.com/blog/2010/09/interview-with-grimes|archive-date=2012-07-03}}

{{Track listing

| all_writing = Claire Boucher

| title1 = Outer

| length1 = 1:12

| title2 = {{typo|Intor}} / Flowers

| length2 = 2:50

| note2 = deliberately misspelled;{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Grimes-Halfaxa/release/11447795|title = Grimes – Halfaxa (2012, CD)|website = Discogs}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/halfaxa/release/2749623|title = Grimes – Halfaxa (2011, CD)|website = Discogs}}{{Cite web|url=https://grimesmusic.bandcamp.com/album/halfaxa|title = Halfaxa, by Grimes}} titled as "Intro / Flowers" on most digital releases{{cite web | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=spR18KLPbLU | title=Intro / Flowers - YouTube | website=YouTube }}{{Cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/halfaxa/1071863338|title=Halfaxa by Grimes|date=5 October 2010}}{{Cite web|url=https://open.spotify.com/album/6DVyoiJDV9ZusZIuXwa2Sm|title = Halfaxa|website = Spotify|date = 28 February 2011}}

| title3 = Weregild

| length3 = 5:14

| title4 = ∆∆∆∆Rasik∆∆∆∆

| note4 = deleted from digital releases and pressings made by Arbutus Records in 2016 and later{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Grimes-Halfaxa/release/8357215|title=Grimes – Halfaxa (2016, Digipak, CD)|website=Discogs}}

| length4 = 1:50

| title5 = Heartbeats

| note5 = bonus track exclusive to the Lo Recordings releases{{Cite web|url=https://lorecordings.bandcamp.com/album/halfaxa-lo87|title=Halfaxa (Lo87), by Grimes|access-date=2019-08-20|archive-date=2022-02-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220212221942/https://lorecordings.bandcamp.com/album/halfaxa-lo87|url-status=dead}}

| length5 = 4:32

| title6 = Sagrad Прекрасный

| length6 = 5:13

| title7 = Dragvandil

| length7 = 1:39

| title8 = Devon

| length8 = 4:31

| title9 = Dream Fortress

| length9 = 5:01

| title10 = World ♡ Princess

| length10 = 4:41

| title11 = † River †

| length11 = 1:57

| title12 = Swan Song

| length12 = 3:05

| title13 = ≈Ω≈Ω≈Ω≈Ω≈Ω≈Ω≈Ω≈Ω≈

| length13 = 2:14

| note13 = titled as "Omega" on some releases

| title14 = My Sister Says the Saddest Things

| length14 = 4:12

| title15 = Hallways

| length15 = 5:44

| title16 = Favriel

| length16 = 2:36

| total_length = 55:07

}}

Notes

• On the Lo Recordings version, the tracks: 1, 2, 4, 6 are stylised in lowercase and 9, 10 are stylised as "Dreamfortress" and "world♡princess."
• On some digital releases, "∆∆∆∆Rasik∆∆∆∆" is simply titled "rasik".

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Halfaxa.{{cite AV media notes |title=Halfaxa |others=Grimes |year=2011 |type=CD liner notes |publisher=Lo Recordings |id=LCD87}}

• Grimes – vocals, production, composition, illustrations
• Jasper Baydala – design
• Sebastian Cowan – mastering {{small|(tracks 1–4, tracks 6–16)}}
• Antony Ryan – mastering {{small|(track 5)}}

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