Grimes photo courtesy 4AD, Ashnikko photography Lewis Vorn

Grimes joins Ashnikko for new song ‘Cry’

‘I have wanted to work with Grimes for 100 million years and now it's happening… a dream!’

Grimes has teamed up with emerging new talent Ashnikko for a new single, “Cry”.

“Cry” is about a breakdown of a friendship after a betrayal. “I have wanted to work with Grimes for 100 million years and now it's happening… a dream!” Ashnikko explains in a press release. “She is singing with me on an angry ass song about my ex-best friend sleeping with my boyfriend… sublime!!!”

Grimes added, quite simply: “Ashnikko rules and the song is great!”

Its video, directed by Mike Anderson, shows Ashnikko and Grimes rendered in 3D in a psychedelic sci-fi environment, which Ashnikko appearing as a demon hunting down prey.

Watch the video for “Cry” below.

Read Next
The Autumn 2025 Issueplaybody: The club night bringing connection back to the dancefloor

Photographer Jesse Glazzard captures pressing the flesh at the queer club night and radical design hub with human connection at its core

Read Now