Heavy Light

New album 'Heavy Light'
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Friday, March 6, 2020

Heavy Light, the seventh album by U.S. Girls, is out today

Heavy Light, the seventh album by U.S. Girls, is out today

+ You can listen and buy on all platforms here +


“Masterful.” - Q ****
“Glassy, danceable pop songs that smolder with radical undercurrents”
– The New Yorker
“Restless evolution has been the only constant in Remy’s musical universe”
– New York Times
“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
“A rush of indelible non sequiturs – vibraphone solos, ripsaws – gives it all an unexpectedly thrilling buzz.”
Entertainment Weekly



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.




Meg Remy will bring her 8-piece U.S. Girls band on tour throughout 2020.  See tour dates below. 
April
4th - MOCAD, Detroit MI, US [TICKETS]*
5th - Lincoln Hall, Chicago IL, US [TICKETS]*
6th - Majestic Theatre, Madison WI, US [TICKETS]*
7th - Cedar Cultural Center, Minneapolis MN, US [TICKETS]*
9th - Slowdown front room, Omaha NE, US [TICKETS]*
10th - Record Bar, Kansas City MO, US [TICKETS]*
12th - Bluebird Theatre, Denver CO, US [TICKETS]*
13th - Metro Music Hall, Salt Lake City UT, US [TICKETS]*
14th - The Olympic, Boise ID, US [TICKETS]*
16th - Imperial, Vancouver BC, Canada [TICKETS]*
17th - Crocodile, Seattle WA, US [TICKETS]*
18th - Mississippi Studios, Portland OR, US [TICKETS]*
20th - The Independent, San Francisco CA, US [TICKETS]*
21st - The Ritz, San Jose CA, US [TICKETS]*
22nd - Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever, Los Angeles CA, US [TICKETS]^
23rd - Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever, Los Angeles CA, US* [TICKETS]*
24th - Valley Bar, Phoenix AZ, US [TICKETS]*
25th - 191 Toole, Tucson AZ, US [TICKETS]*
27th - Antone’s, Austin TX, US [TICKETS]*
28th - Club Dada, Dallas TX, US [TICKETS]*
29th - Continental Club, Houston TX, US [TICKETS]*
May
1st - The Greenroom at Crosstown Arts, Memphis TX, US [TICKETS]*
2nd - Exit/In, Nashville TN, US [TICKETS]*
3rd - Grey Eagle, Asheville NC, US [TICKETS]*
5th - U Street, Washington DC, US [TICKETS]~
6th - Music Hall of Williamsburg, Brooklyn NY, US [TICKETS]~
7th - Sinclair, Boston MA, US [TICKETS]~
8th - World Café Live, Philadelphia PA, US [TICKETS]~
16th - The Great Hall, Toronto ON, Canada [TICKETS
October
14th - Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, UK

* w/ Bonjay
^ w/ Jack Name
~ w/ Mourning [A] BLKstar

Monday, February 10, 2020

Meg Remy, the multi-disciplinary artist who presents as U.S. Girls, has released a second song from her forthcoming new album, Heavy Light (out 6 March). The anthemic ‘4 American Dollars’ was co-written by Remy and Rich Morel and is accompanied by a technicolour video directed by Emily Pelstring and Remy with VFX by Beyond Wonderland Films.

You can listen here or watch the video below.

+ Heavy Light is released on 6th March digitally, on CD, standard black vinyl and limited white/lavender marble vinyl +

+ You can pre-save and pre-order on all platforms here +

Monday, January 13, 2020

The highly anticipated seventh album by U.S. Girls, the protean musical enterprise of multi-disciplinary artist Meg Remy, will be released on March 6th entitled Heavy Light.



+ Heavy Light is released on 6th March digitally, on CD, standard black vinyl and limited white/lavender marble vinyl +

You can pre-save and pre-order on all platforms here +
US customers who pre-order Heavy Light on any format via 4AD Store will receive a code granting exclusive access to a ticket pre-sale running Wednesday January 15th at 10am local through Friday January 17th at 10am local (when the general on-sale begins).
UK customers can pre-order Heavy Light via 4AD, or sign up via No Purchase Necessary, before January 22nd for early pre-sale access to the U.S. Girls show at Queen Elizabeth Hall, London. For further details head here.



'Overtime' and its companion video, which stars Andrea Nann of the Dreamwalker Dance Company, was created by Meg Remy.  You can watch in the player below, and hear the track here.




February 2020
15th - Paradise Theatre, Toronto ON, Canada **SOLD OUT**
16th - Le Ministère, Montreal QC, Canada [TICKETS]
18th - The Dance, New York NY, US [TICKETS]
April
4th - MOCAD, Detroit MI, US [TICKETS]
5th - Lincoln Hall, Chicago IL, US [TICKETS]
6th - Majestic Theatre, Madison WI, US [TICKETS]
7th - Cedar Cultural Center, Minneapolis MN, US [TICKETS]
9th - Slowdown front room, Omaha NE, US [TICKETS]
10th - Record Bar, Kansas City MO, US [TICKETS]
12th - Bluebird Theatre, Denver CO, US [TICKETS]
13th - Metro Music Hall, Salt Lake City UT, US [TICKETS]
14th - The Olympic, Boise ID, US [TICKETS]
16th - Imperial, Vancouver BC, Canada [TICKETS]
17th - Crocodile, Seattle WA, US [TICKETS]
18th - Mississippi Studios, Portland OR, US [TICKETS]
20th - The Independent, San Francisco CA, US [TICKETS]
21st - The Ritz, San Jose CA, US [TICKETS]
22nd - Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever, Los Angeles CA, US [TICKETS]
24th - Valley Bar, Phoenix AZ, US [TICKETS]
25th - 191 Toole, Tucson AZ, US [TICKETS]
27th - Antone’s, Austin TX, US [TICKETS]
28th - Club Dada, Dallas TX, US [TICKETS]
29th - Continental Club, Houston TX, US [TICKETS]
May
1st - The Greenroom at Crosstown Arts, Memphis TX, US [TICKETS]
2nd - Exit/In, Nashville TN, US [TICKETS]
3rd - Grey Eagle, Asheville NC, US [TICKETS]
5th - U Street, Washington DC, US [TICKETS]
6th - Music Hall of Williamsburg, Brooklyn NY, US [TICKETS]
7th - Sinclair, Boston MA, US [TICKETS]
8th - World Café Live, Philadelphia PA, US [TICKETS]
16th - The Great Hall, Toronto ON, Canada [TICKETS]
 
October
14th - Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, UK

Thursday, December 19, 2019

February Shows

U.S. Girls hit the road in February for a handful of North American shows, with seven singers onstage in the latest evolution of the group.

Tickets available here: www.bandsintown.com/U.s.Girls

Photo by Jeff Bierk (@jeffari).



Saturday, January 13, 2018

Pearly Gates




'Pearly Gates' is featured on ‘In A Poem Unlimited’, the new album by U.S. Girls. It will be released on February 16th 2018 on 4AD

Written by Meg Remy & Louis Percival
Produced by Meg Remy, Louis Percival & Steve Chahley
Additional arranging by James Baley & Jack Name
Music performed by The Cosmic Range & Louis Percival

Video by Chrissy Jones
With assistance from Alison Nitkiewicz
Starring Chrissy Jones and Fizzy

Thursday, December 7, 2017

LIVE

ATTENTION:

March
6th - Moroccan Lounge, Los Angeles, CA
8th - Soda Bar, San Diego, CA
11th - Sister Bar, Albuquerque, NM
12th - TBA Details, SXSW, Austin, TX
21st - Larimer Lounger, Denver, CO
22nd - Urban Lounge, Salt Lake City, UT
23rd - Treefort Music Fest, Boise, ID
24th - Sunset Tavern, Seattle, WA
25th - Biltmore Cabaret, Vancouver, Canada
27th - Mississippi Studios, Portland, OR
28th - The Miniplex, Arcata, CA
29th - Rickshaw Stop, San Francisco, CA

April
12th - Great Scott, Allston, MA
13th - Baby’s All Right, Brooklyn, NY
14th - Johnny Brenda’s, Philadelphia, PA
15th - Union Stage, Washington, DC
16th - Beachland Tavern, Cleveland, OH
17th - Empty Bottle, Chicago, IL
18th - Marble Bar, Detroit, MI
30th - Melkweg Theaterzaal, Amsterdam, Netherlands

May
1st - Les Nuits Botanique, Brussels, Belgium
3rd - Kantine, Berlin, Germany
4th - Here Comes The Summer, BX Vlieland, Netherlands
6th - Hotel Cecil, Copenhagen, Denmark
8th - Gewoelbe, Cologne, Germany
9th - Rote Fabrik, Zurich, Switzerland
10th - Kaserne, Basel, Switzerland
11th - Locomotiv Club, Bologna, Italy
14th - Point Ephemere, Paris, France
16th - Scala, London, UK
17th - The Hare and Hounds, Birmingham, UK
18th - Soup Kitchen, Manchester, UK
19th - Stereo, Glasgow, UK

More TBA...stay tuned...

Tuesday, September 26, 2017


Tickets on sale now.
10/6 Edmonton, AB - Up+Downtown Music Fest
10/7 Calgary, AB - Palomino
10/27 & 28 Toronto, ON - Tranzac
10/29 - Montreal, QC - Sala Rossa
10/30 - New York, NY - Mercury Lounge
10/31 Philadelphia, PA - Johnny Brenda's
11/1 Washington, DC - Comet Ping Pong
11/2 Hudson, NY - The Half Moon
11/3 Ottawa, ON - The 27 Club