Grimes has been promising a new album for quite some time now, making music, scrapping it and then making more. More concrete details have started to emerge in numerous interviews recently, which is a sign itself that she is doing press in anticipation of something, for her upcoming, still untitled fourth album. In addition to the Visions follow up, the "Oblivion" singer has announced The Rhinestone Cowgirl Tour, which will take the artist across North America on a month-long tour during October and November.
In a new interview with Dazed, she discussed the new album and how it compares to her past work.
"I think my music used to be more escapist," she says. Visions didn't really acknowledge reality, but this record is more about looking reality in the face."
Conceptually it will be a bit more abstract than before, drawing on influenced far and wide across the globe.
"Lyrically, it's more political and less abstract than before," she explains. "Like, really trippy free association about nature and sh*t. There's a song that's from the perspective of a butterfly in the Amazon as people are cutting down trees; there's a song that's from the perspective of angels who are polluted, so they're crying polluted tears. I feel like it's more about the Earth. I think I was more in society when I was making it, so it feels more grounded."
The Rhinestone Cowgirl Tour will kick off on Oct. 24 in Santa Ana and head across the country for a variety of gigs in cities like Seattle, Los Angeles, New York City, Chicago, Montreal and Austin for Fun Fun Fun Festival. You can purchase tickets on her website here. She will be supported by Nicole Dollanganger on tour.
10/24: Santa Ana, CA @ Growlers Beach Goth Party Festival
10/26: Vancouver, BC @ Commodore
10/27: Portland, OR @ Wonder
10/28: Seattle, WA @ The Showbox
10/31 :San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore
11/02: Los Angeles, CA @ Mayan
11/04: NYC @ Guggenheim
11/07: Austin, TX @ Fun Fun Fun Festival
11/09: New Orleans, LA @ Republic
11/10 Nashville, TN @ Marathon Music Works
11/11 Atlanta, GA @ Buckhead Theatre
11/13 Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
11/14 Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer
11/16 New York, NY @ Terminal 5
11/20 Boston, MA @ Paradise
11/21 Montreal, QC @ Metropolis
11/22 Toronto, ON @ Danforth
11/25 Chicago, IL @ Metro
