Name: Heavy Light
Brand: U.S. Girls

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

4AD0208LP

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Colour

Black

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Download code

Download code: Yes

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

Extended format: No

Format detail

Format Music US

Limited edition

Release date

2020-03-06

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier US

Beggars Group

Tax rate US

Sales:8.875

UPC / Barcode

191400020818

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Total Cap

1 / Extended format: No / LP / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No / black

Artist

U.S. Girls

Genre US

Rock-Pop

Label US

U.S. Girls is a Toronto-based art-pop project formed in 2007, consisting of American musician and record producer Meghan Remy with collaborators. With an impressive discography spanning over a decade, U.S. Girls has carved out a unique space in the music industry.
Their captivating sound draws influences from various genres, resulting in a mesmerizing blend of pop, rock, and experimental elements. Known for their thought-provoking lyrics and distinctive vocals, *Meghan Remy* delivers powerful performances that leave listeners captivated.
U.S. Girls' music has garnered critical acclaim and has resonated with fans around the world. Their ability to push boundaries while maintaining accessibility sets them apart from their peers. If you enjoy artists such as Lonnie Holley, Mega Bog, or Avey Tare, then U.S. Girls should be on your radar.

The highly anticipated seventh album by U.S. Girls, the protean musical enterprise of multi-disciplinary artist Meg Remy, is entitled Heavy Light. While Remy has been widely acclaimed for a panoply of closely observed character studies, on Heavy Light she turns inward, recounting 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 follows 2018’s internationally critically-acclaimed breakout album In A Poem Unlimited. Recently named one of the best albums of the decade by Pitchfork, it was lauded across the pond by the likes of The Guardian, The Sunday Times, Crack and Q magazine for being Remy’s most accessible record in her then decade-long career.

Heavy Light is produced by Remy and was 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 is mixed by long-time collaborators Maximilian ‘Twig’ Turnbull, Steve Chahley and Tony Price.

Heavy Light

Music US

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