Grimes recently said she would be releasing a new album in October – titled “Art Angels” – and that before it arrived she would first release a new music video. Venus Fly feat. Janelle Monáe 13.
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It was recorded primarily in her home studio in Los Angeles, CA, where she relocated to in 2014. The leap from last album “Visions” to this is clear: Grimes can achieve a lot on her own in her bedroom, but given access to greater resources, she has the vision to take her songs a lot further. She plays piano, guitar and violin, continuing her evolution as a musician and a producer for her most ambitious album to date. Now she’s officially premiering the first single from the album, “Flesh Without Blood”, on Annie Mac’s BBC Radio 1 show.
The bloody video – which actually spans two songs, “Flesh without Blood” and “Life in the Vivid Dream” – sees Grimes dressed up in both an elaborate, Victorian-era costume and as an angel, complete with wings.
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The singer-songwriter also wrote, directed and edited the new video herself.
