Miss Anthropocene

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Miss Anthropocene is the fifth studio album by Grimes, released on February 21, 2020.
It was her last release with 4AD.
Miss Anthropocene (Rave Edition) - a remixed version of the album - was released on January 1, 2021.
==Background==
Grimes was initially working on two albums since at least February 2018. She revealed in her Instagram comments section:https://exclaim.ca/music/article/grimes_says_she_has_two_new_albums_including_one_for_her_shit_label
In March she remarked:https://www.reddit.com/r/Grimes/comments/84a3jj/she_just_tweeted_and_deleted_these_when_asked/
:Considering the sound, concept, visuals and overall theme of Miss Anthropocene, as well as the standard edition of the album having two collaborations total, it is safe to assume that it is the "extreme darkness and chaos" album, while the "highly collaborative and most glorious light" album remains unreleased and possibly scrapped, or it might be the upcoming sixth studio album, Book 1.
Grimes mentioned the possibility of releasing an extended play or “a few more singles of synth-based stuff b4 the album because its mostly ethereal nu metal (ish), and I know a lot of ppl miss the synths and whatnot.“https://twitter.com/Grimezsz/status/1108202117813043200
Miss Anthropocene was announced and supposed to be released in 2019, but, due to the death of her manager, as well as other hindrances, it was delayed until the following year.https://youtu.be/6d7K9aFvDns
In November 2018 five songs at the time considered for the album leaked: two versions of Deth Angels, a demo of Darkseid titled Cryptid, an early version of We Appreciate Power and a demo of 4ÆM.https://www.reddit.com/r/Grimes/comments/a1870d/5_new_grimes_songs_have_leaked/ The full album was leaked two times: first in October 2019 and later in November 2019. The first leak featured unmixed and unmastered tracks with mild production differences, as well as an alternate tracklist order with some tracks still having their former names.https://youtu.be/IdWSTpcVV8I?t=44 The second leak was more closer to the final version of the album.https://www.reddit.com/r/Grimes/comments/e12hkx/album_leaked_in_good_quality/
===Inspiration===
Grimes announced the album name and concept in an Instagram post:
Grimes explained in depth her idea:https://youtu.be/i4qm7lgZKFo?si=97_4k_pKyNdt9IE8
Grimes said in an interview with The Wall Street Journal:https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-life-and-death-of-grimes-11553084548
Retrospectively in 2022, she told Nnedi Okorafor for Atmos the following:https://atmos.earth/beyond-grimes-nnedi-okorafor-book-one-interview/
====Name==== 
:mis·an·thrope
:/ˈmis(ə)nˌTHrōp,ˈmiz(ə)nˌTHrōp/, noun:
:a person who dislikes humankind and avoids human society.
:An·thro·po·cene 
:/ˈanTHrəpəˌsēn/, noun:
:an unofficial name for the current geological age, viewed as the period during which human activity has been the dominant influence on climate and the environment.
The title is a pun of the feminine title 'miss' and the words 'misanthrope' and 'anthropocene'. Grimes said she came up with this combination while saying words randomly around the word 'anthropocene'.AI Lullaby Live Super Chat/Q&A
===New Gods===
On Grimes' website each song was either a Demon or a Goddess,https://web.archive.org/web/20200228203815/https://www.grimesmusic.com/ with the song New Gods being the "album's thesis".https://youtu.be/IdWSTpcVV8I?t=36
Goddesses 	Goddesses 	Demons 	Demons
Climate Crisis 	Miss Anthropocene	Addiction 	Delete Forever
I.D and Social Media	WarNymph 	A.I 	We Appreciate Power
Gaming 	Violence 	Political Apathy	My Name is Dark
Simulation 	4ÆM 	Suicide 	You'll miss me
Digital Lust 	IDORU 	Sexual Assault 	Darkseid
Gender Roles 	So Heavy 	Ego Death 	Before The Fever
The idea for "New Gods" to represent the societal problems came from Jack Kirby's comic book of the same name. Grimes explained:https://youtu.be/EUIAkiTYgfY?t=157
In promotional posters for Violence, the following was written:
==Album Visuals==
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===Album Artwork===
====Designed by Rupid Leejm====
On September 3, 2019, Grimes first teased the artwork for Miss Anthropocene,https://www.instagram.com/p/B18SKOQlgMn/ however she was "talked out" of using this version:https://www.instagram.com/p/B_gM11GHSQq/
Miss Anthropocene Demo.jpeg|Work in progress
Miss Anthropocene (cropped).jpg|Cropped
File:Miss Anthropocene Digital.jpg|Standard (Alternative)
File:Miss Anthropocene Deluxe.jpg|Deluxe (Alternative)
====Designed by GMUNK, Peiter Hergert and JOJX.====
The album was instead released with artwork designed by GMUNK, Peiter Hergert and JOJX, with GMUNK describing the concept and process in detail on their website:https://gmunk.com/Grimes-Miss-Anthropocene 
 
The figure at the center of the cover is a digital drawing based on a mirror selfie taken by Grimes of herself painting her breast, which she then traced and "made fancy". The cover is representing the "simulation that we live in" as built by the New Gods.https://youtu.be/umoqd0VbRI4?si=EXaoA2VyVWM9sFBh&t=532 
However in December 2020, digital versions of the album were changed to feature the original artwork commissioned by Rupid Leejm.https://pitchfork.com/news/grimes-changes-miss-anthropocene-album-cover/
MISS ANTHROP0CENE NEW.jpg|Standard
Miss anthropocene.jpeg|Deluxe (also back of the album in the physical version)
MISS ANTHROP0CENE.jpg|Japanese Edition
Miss anthropocene out now.jpg|Full artwork with earlier tracklist**
SpreadWireframe-scaled.jpg|Concept art with earlier tracklist*
Munk v060.jpg|Concept Art
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Miss Anthropocene full album art 3.jpeg|Full Overview
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Miss Anthropocene full album art 1.jpeg|<=
Miss Anthropocene BTS.jpeg|Work in progress
Grimes - Miss Anthropocene Cover Art Detail
====Designed by Grimes====
Some failed album covers were included in the eBay and Maccarone Gallery collection "A Decade of Grimes".https://web.archive.org/web/20221220072558/https://www.maccaroneshop.net/collections/grimes
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The Wall Street Journal reported the following in an interview with Grimes in regards to unrealized visual ideas:https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-life-and-death-of-grimes-11553084548
It's possible that the public service announcements were redeveloped into the following images below:
Miss Anthropocene (Album Visuals) 1-001.jpg
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Miss Anthropocene (Album Visuals) 5-001.jpeg
|-|Song Artwork=
===Song Artwork===
SOHEAVY.jpg|So Heavy I Fell Through the Earth
Darkseid song artwork.jpg|Darkseid
Delete Forever single artwork.jpg|Delete Forever
F36ff31b-0753-4d16-bdb3-e5ff246d4b7a (1).jpg|Violence (Original Artwork)
VIOLENCEPINK.jpg|(Re-release Arwork)
Violence2020.jpg|Violence (2020 Artwork)
4ÆM single artwork.jpg|4ÆM
New Gods song artwork.jpg|New Gods
My Name is Dark single artwork.jpg|My Name is Dark
YMMWINA.jpg|You'll Miss Me When I'm Not Around
BeforeTheFever.jpg|Before the Fever
IDORU.jpg|IDORU
We Appreciate Power.jpg|We Appreciate Power
|-|Miscellaneous=
===Miscellaneous===
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Miss Anthropocene (Album Visuals) 2-001.jpg
Miss Anthropocene (Album Visuals) 5.jpeg
Miss Anthropocene (Album Visuals) 3-001.jpg
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Facebook Cover photos (15 Nov 2019) 001.jpg
Facebook Cover photos (26 Feb 2020) 001.jpg
Miss Anthropocene (Album Visuals) 3-003.jpg
Miss Anthropocene (Album Visuals) 4.jpeg
Miss Anthropocene.jpeg|The face of Miss Anthropocene
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==Tracklist==
Although Miss Anthropocene was intended to be a double album, in a Q&A Grimes explained:https://youtu.be/qQXdDvs0cVc?t=1712
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|-|Tracklist=
|-|Rave Edition=
|-|Scrapped Tracklists=
*Concept Art Tracklist	**Later Tracklist
Darkside 	So Heavy I Fell Through the Earth
Violence 	Darkseid with Pan
So Heavy 	Delete Forever
Black Swan 	Violence with i_o
New Gods 	4ÆM
Last Call 	New Gods
My Name is Dark 	My Name is Dark
4AM 	You'll miss me when I'm not around
B4_THEFEVER 	Before the Fever
ADORE 	IDORU
 	Shall I compare thee (Unreleased)
 	We Appreciate Power with HANA
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=== Outtakes===
Title 	Notes
Darq Souls 	On the 2018 tracklist,https://www.nme.com/news/music/grimes-releases-track-list-progress-new-album-2314018 meant as the fourth track of the album instead of Violence;https://youtu.be/umoqd0VbRI4?t=10m13s then registered in August 2020 with 8 other songshttps://twitter.com/GrimezszCharts/status/1292896497546264584?lang=en-GB potentially for the second part of Miss Anthropocene,https://www.nme.com/news/music/grimes-reveals-miss_anthropocene-was-originally-a-double-album-i-really-do-need-to-release-a-second-disc-because-its-very-strong-2613234 though it is likely that the audio file is corrupted and lost.
blaze forever like a useless star	On the 2018 tracklist.
Favourite Psycho 	On the 2018 tracklist, then registered in August 2020 with 8 other songs; potentially for the second part of Miss Anthropocene.
Deth Angels 	On the 2018 tracklist, a instrumental demo was leaked alongside a demo instrumental of Darkseid and an early version of 4ÆM.
Nymphs At Versailles 	On the 2018 tracklist.
Dopamine (fairy hardcore) 	On June 4, 2018, Grimes posted a video previewing the then unreleased track IDORU (then known as "Adore u") on her Twitter.https://twitter.com/Grimezsz/status/1003875361224945666 In the video her iTunes library could be seen, including two possible outtakes.https://preview.redd.it/5fyl9t3s29j51.png?width=1080&format=png&auto=webp&s=d35d908a6609195bd7517ec326dbbdbb162c1d3a
Serf in USA 	On June 4, 2018, Grimes posted a video previewing the then unreleased track IDORU (then known as "Adore u") on her Twitter.https://twitter.com/Grimezsz/status/1003875361224945666 In the video her iTunes library could be seen, including two possible outtakes.https://preview.redd.it/5fyl9t3s29j51.png?width=1080&format=png&auto=webp&s=d35d908a6609195bd7517ec326dbbdbb162c1d3a
Divinity in Extremis 	Registered in August 2020 with 8 other songs; potentially for the second part of Miss Anthropocene.
Wanna Cry 	Registered in August 2020 with 8 other songs; potentially for the second part of Miss Anthropocene.
Princessa 	Published on SoundCloud under the name Dark,https://soundcloud.com/user-709404175-360600573/printsessa registered in August 2020 with 8 other songs; potentially for the second part of Miss Anthropocene.
Forever 	The inspiration for the title of Delete Forever. Registered in August 2020 with 8 other songs; potentially for the second part of Miss Anthropocene.
Sanoma Jam 	Registered in August 2020 with 8 other songs; potentially for the second part of Miss Anthropocene, it was reused as "Samana (Levant Mix)" on her DJ mix for Cyberpunk 2077.
Shall I Compare Thee 	Revealed in an interview with Flaunt,https://flaunt.com/content/grimes it also appeared on the demo tracklist,https://grimes.fandom.com/wiki/File:Miss_anthropocene_out_now.jpg then was registered in August 2020 with 8 other songs; potentially for the second part of Miss Anthropocene.
Anhedonia 	Released in the promotional video for Grimes' WarNymph NFT.https://www.nme.com/news/music/grimes-auctioning-warnymph-collection-vol-1-crypto-art-2890534
Ærythe 	Released in the promotional video for Grimes' WarNymph NFT.https://www.nme.com/news/music/grimes-auctioning-warnymph-collection-vol-1-crypto-art-2890534
Mars Theme 	Released in the promotional video for Grimes' WarNymph NFT.https://www.nme.com/news/music/grimes-auctioning-warnymph-collection-vol-1-crypto-art-2890534
Other songs known to have been worked on the same time as the Miss Anthropocene tracks: 
*Delicate Weaponhttps://www.instagram.com/p/CI71iNkFCG-/
*Passage (out)https://twitter.com/Grimezsz/status/1656063582914883584
==Credits==
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Credits adapted from the liner notes of Miss Anthropocene:https://plates.lv/grimes-miss-anthropocene-lp-vinila-plate-12-vinyl-record-71490?filter_name=Grimes
# So Heavy I Fell Through The Earth (Algorithm Mix) Mixed By - Carlo Montagnese, Grimes
# Darkseid Featuring, Written-By - Pan Wei-Ju, Tom Norris, Grimes
# Delete Forever Mixed By - Jimmy Douglass, Grimes
# Violence Featuring, Written-By, Producer, Recorded By, Engineer - i_o, Tom Norris, Grimes
# 4ÆM Mixed By - Tom Norris , Ganesh Chandanshive, Nasir Faraaz, Sanjay Bhansali, Siddharth Garima, Grimes
# New Gods Producer [Additional Production], Mixed By - Dan Carey, Grimes
# My Name Is Dark (Algorithm Mix) Mixed By - Andy Wallace, Grimes
# You'll Miss Me When I'm Not Around Mixed By - Tom Norris , Grimes
# Before The Fever Mixed By - Nosaj Thing, Grimes
# IDORU (Algorithm Mix) Written-By, Producer, Recorded By, Engineer, Mixed By, Instruments, Performer - Grimes
* Phonographic Copyright (p) - 4AD Ltd. 
* Copyright (c) - 4AD Ltd. 
* Published By - Nazgul Publishing LLC 
* Published By - Sony ATV 
* Published By - Aristophanes Productions 
* Published By - Copyright Control 
* Published By - Tenyor Music Publishing 
* Recorded At - Media Empire HQ 
* Mastered At - The Mastering Palace 
* Pressed By - Independent Record Pressing
* Artwork - Bradley G Munkowitz
* Artwork - Popovy Sisters 
* Artwork, Creative Director - Mac Boucher 
* Artwork, Creative Director - Ryder Ripps 
* Executive-Producer, Artwork, Creative Director - Grimes 
* Lacquer Cut By - Mark Santangelo 
* Legal - Edward Shapiro 
* Legal - Nneka Witter 
* Management [Business] - Cat L. Marcasciano
* Management [Business] - Phil Sarna 
* Management [Business] - Tara Beaudine-Moore
* Management [Creative] - Bloodpop 
* Management [Creative] - Daouda Leonard 
* Mastered By - Dave Kutch 
* Production Manager - concierge@createsafe.io
Standard black pressing. Includes color, die-cut printed inner sleeve and fold-out production credits insert/poster. Recorded and Engineered: A1, A5 at Media Empire HQ; A2 in Siberian bomb shelter; A3 in the Green-house; A4 in the Burger King Parking lot; B6 in bedroom; B7 in tv-room; B8 in trash-pile; B9 in spatial awareness chamber; B10 in The Walk-In Closet. Executive Produced ... for [l1771512]. Creative Management ... for genpop Projects. Legal Representation ... for [a3869872]. Business Management ... for [a2633225]. All songs published by Nazgul Publishing LLC/Sony/ATV except A2 (Nazgul Publishing LLC/Sony/ATV, Aristophanes Productions ASCAP), A4 (Nazgul Publishing LLC/Sony/ATV, Copyright Control) and A5 (Tenyor Music Publishing) A5 contains a sample from "Deewan Mastani" performed by [a6098753], [a1826198], [a7540432] and [a7540433] owned by Roynet Music, owned by Tenyor Music Publishing. B7 drums inspired by "SGL" used with permission from [a2665829]. P 2020 4AD Ltd C 2020 4AD Ltd
== Trivia== 
*Miss Anthropocene is currently imprisoned on the astral plane for attempting to seek infinity stones.https://ourladyofperpetualchaos.substack.com/p/chaos-manual-v1
* The album was originally announced as "Miss_Anthrop0cene".https://www.spin.com/2019/03/grimes-new-album-miss_anthropocene/
*On April 30, 2023, Grimes released the stems of all the songs from Miss Anthropocene on WeTransfer; as well as the stems of Delicate Weapon (which were later removed) and the acapella of Oblivion.https://grimes.wetransfer.com/downloads/1b4883ec82ff19258a4ade94ce9cc80520230430024331/39493d
*Grimes described the album's sound as "ethereal heavy" in an interview for Pitchfork, when asked to describe it in three words.https://youtu.be/umoqd0VbRI4?si=qmHPwIf-zHFLUeJr&t=498
* Grimes considers this her best album that she wanted to make her whole life, but "(..) needed to get there emotionally and technically."https://youtu.be/umoqd0VbRI4?si=wXse3zlxamteBonw&t=494https://youtu.be/umoqd0VbRI4?si=WjyjnbttTtFl0XHS&t=678
*On Miss Anthropocene vinyls sold by Amazon, Grimes says: "Hey Alexa [virtual assistant], play the Miss Anthropocene playlist." at the very end of IDORU, in order to activate the software present as a device with the 'Alexa' wake word and follow up command.https://www.reddit.com/r/Grimes/comments/f817m7/amazon_exclusive_idoru_outro/
==References==
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