Grimes is "in the studio every day" working on a new album inspired by Dark Souls III

07 August 2017, 10:12 | Written by Laurence Day

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A new album from Grimes is very much in the works - and it's "very inspired by Dark Souls III", apparently.

The Canadian producer, real name Claire Boucher, released her fourth record Art Angels in 2015. Grimes has spoken about the follow up a few times in time since, describing it as "slow and heavy" with "chill vibes, downtempos, synth-y shit", and now she's opened up about the progress, writing in an Instagram post that she's "in the studio every day trying to legit make something you’ve never heard before."

moving up in the world guys! tomorrow Grimes will be included in the #bazaaricons list! curated by the great @carineroitfeld . and shot by @brigittelacombe thank you @harpersbazaarus ! p.s. I kno i've been quiet lately - in the studio every day trying to legit make something you've never heard before. unexplored sonic landscapes. i need another month or 2 of pure unadulterated creativity at which point i will begin finishing tracks. won't let u down
A post shared by Grimezsz (@grimes) on Aug 3, 2017 at 5:44pm PDT

As well as the update, Boucher answered a couple of questions on Twitter, revealing that the album will be "very inspired" by infamously difficult videogame Dark Souls III and that there's already a collaboration with one of her favourite artists recorded.

won't be able to finish the book until i'm old cuz the data gathering is intensive. songs r going very well! very inspired by dark souls 3
— Grimes (@Grimezsz) August 6, 2017