Grimes ushers in a new era of internet infestation

Grimes ushers in a new era of internet infestation

Claire Boucher, known as Grimes, has always embodied the sound of the internet in both its brilliance and its chaos. Her latest work mirrors a strange sense of digital unease — like glimpsing movement in a dark corner that turns out to be nothing, yet the anxiety remains. It’s a feeling of intrusion that seeps into daily life without permission.

Her new video “Artificial Angels” captures this unsettling essence of life intertwined with the internet in 2025. Watching it feels like confronting the distorted emotions that arise from being too connected, too aware, and too exposed.

“Artificial Angels” captures the pummelling wrongness of internet-assisted living in 2025.

The video is flooded with AI-generated visuals — endless establishing shots, morphing imagery, and surreal digital companions. In it, Grimes performs beside Grok’s shifting virtual AIs while primitive figures puff on cigarettes marked with tech logos. The chaotic overlays of cartoons echo the manic, overstimulated nature of modern online content.

The track opens and closes with a haunting artificial voice declaring,

“This is how it feels to be hunted by something smarter than you.”

Despite its shock value and dense symbolism, the song and video evoke a fleeting horror — impactful for a moment, then fading like an unsettling dream glimpsed at dawn.

Author’s Summary

Grimes’ “Artificial Angels” vividly portrays the haunting dissonance of life in a hyper-connected digital era, blurring art, anxiety, and artificial intelligence into one restless vision.

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Salon.com Salon.com — 2025-11-07

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