U.S. Girls release their seventh album, Heavy Light

U.S. Girls have finally released their seventh album, Heavy Light, a simply masterful collection of pop records.

Heavy Light, the seventh album by U.S. Girls is out today. The protean musical enterprise of multi-disciplinary artist Meg Remy, Heavy Light recounts personal narratives to create a deeply introspective about-face. The songs are an inquest into the melancholy flavour of hindsight, both personal and cultural. Remy makes this notion formally explicit with the inclusion of three re-worked, previously released songs: ‘Statehouse (It’s A Man’s World)’, ‘Red Ford Radio’, and ‘Overtime’.

Heavy Light was produced by Remy and recorded live with 20 session musicians – including E Street Band saxophonist Jake Clemons – in Montreal’s acclaimed Hotel 2 Tango studio. Remy worked with co-writers Basia Bulat and Rich Morel to develop the core of Heavy Light, a set of songs conceived as a balance between orchestral percussion (as richly arranged by percussionist Ed Squires) and the human voice (conducted by Kritty Uranowski). The resulting album finds Remy casting herself as lead voice among a harmonious multitude, the singers of which lend not only their voices, but also share reflections on childhood experiences that are collaged into moving spoken-word interludes throughout the album. The album was mixed by long-time collaborators Maximilian ‘Twig’ Turnbull, Steve Chahley and Tony Price.

Watch the video ‘4 American Dollars’ below.

Praise for Heavy Light:

“Remy has created yet another uncompromising record, pushing sonic boundaries and seamlessly blending the personal with the political.” – STACK

“Meg Remy, has crafted a collection of almost instantly likeable songs that teem with hooks.” – The Music, ★★★★

“Masterful.” – Q ★★★★

“One of the U.S’s most brilliant, magnetic performers.” – The Guardian

“It’s a burst of collective humanity, a coming together of body and voice that takes the lush rhythms of 2018’s In A Poem Unlimited to more spacious heights.” – Exclaim!

“The most overly pop-y thing yet issued under the U.S. Girls name.” – Metro ★★★★

“Irresistible Trojan horse of classic pop.” – MOJO ★★★★

“Disco self-care…with stomping dance tracks and lush ballads.” – Rolling Stone

 “Artfully honest songs.” – Uncut

 “A razor-pointed, laser-guided pop record that speaks with fierce intelligence to the times.” – Loud And Quiet

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