Grimes Shares First Song From AI-Inspired Album Psy Opera

In April, Grimes told Interview that she had recorded a new AI-themed album with the very Grimesian title of Psy Opera, and that it would include songs called “The Light Ages” and “Eve Is Online.” While we still don’t have a release date, a press release for the just-released lead single, “Accelerando”—a possible reference to the 2005 sci-fi novel of the same name—gives a better picture of what promises to be a predictably bizarre record: “From the AI debate to immoral wars to a bad ex to looksmaxers to the importance of religion, Psy Opera will cover everything Grimes witnessed as a woman of history during her hiatus from pop music.” You can listen to the new song below, which features lyrics like “American lobotomy ya a a a/Accelerando/Better than a Van Gogh?/Eat me if u wanna ya yayaya.”Grimes is a longtime advocate of AI, particularly concerning its use in music. In 2024, she featured on an episode of the PBS series A Brief History of the Future, where she called AI an “opportunity” for musicians to showcase even more of their skills. “When everyone has the same tools that can make professional quality stuff, then you get to see the actual talent, like, really rise to the top,”...