U.S. Girls

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U.S. Girls
Remy performing in 2018
Remy performing in 2018
Background information
Birth nameMeghan Remy
Born1985 (age 35–36)
Chicago
GenresExperimental pop[1]
Years active2007–present
LabelsSiltbreeze, FatCat Records, 4AD, Atelier Ciseaux, Econore, Royal Mountain Records
Associated actsSlim Twig, Badge Époque Ensemble
Websiteyousgirls.blogspot.com

U.S. Girls is a Toronto-based experimental pop project formed in 2007, consisting solely of American musician and record producer Meghan Remy.[2] She had released music on a variety of independent record labels before signing to 4AD in 2015.[3]

Half Free, her first record for 4AD, was released the same year.[4] It garnered a Juno Award nomination for Alternative Album of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2016,[5] and was a shortlisted finalist for the 2016 Polaris Music Prize.[6]

Remy collaborates with a number of Toronto-based musicians on both songwriting and music production.[7][8]

Background[]

Remy grew up in Illinois and attended a Catholic high school. She was raised mostly by her mother. She was in her first punk band as a teenager. She cites Riot grrrl and Crass as some of her early influences.[9]

She attended an art college in Oregon, concentrating on paper arts and graphic design.[10]

The name "U.S. Girls" originated from a casual conversation she was having with a friend talking about a European band coming to town. She joked, "Wait 'til they get a look at these U.S. girls!" and the phrase stuck.[11]

Early career[]

Remy began making music in the mid-2000s, playing in bands in Chicago and Portland. In 2008 she started recording solo at home.[11] In 2018, Remy's sixth studio album, In a Poem Unlimited, was released on 4AD.[12]

Personal life[]

Remy later moved the band to Toronto from Chicago in 2010 after marrying Canadian musician Max "Slim Twig" Turnbull.[13] Alongside Turnbull, she operates record label Calico. Corp, and sometimes performs as a guest vocalist with Turnbull's Badge Époque Ensemble.[14]

She is a permanent resident of Canada.

Discography[]

Studio albums

Split albums

  • U.S. Girls / Slim Twig (2011) (with Slim Twig)

EPs

  • Free Advice Column (2013)

Compilations

  • Early Works (2011)

Singles[]

Title Year Peak chart positions Album
US
AAA
[15]
"4 American Dollars" 2020 33 Heavy Light

References[]

  1. ^ Clayton-Lea, Tony (October 2, 2015). "U.S. Girls: Half Free". The Irish Times. Retrieved March 16, 2017.
  2. ^ "U.S. Girls’ Meg Remy Is an American Badass Living in Canada". Noisey, September 24, 2015.
  3. ^ "New band of the Week: U.S. Girls". The Guardian, April 17, 2015.
  4. ^ "U.S. Girls: Soaking It All In". Under the Radar, February 4, 2016.
  5. ^ "Junos 2016: Complete list of Juno Award nominees". CBC News, February 2, 2016.
  6. ^ Brophy, Aaron (14 July 2016). "2016 Polaris Music Short List Is Here". Polarismusicprize.ca. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
  7. ^ Hua, Hsu. "U.S. Girls' Collection of Characters". The New Yorker.
  8. ^ Berman, Stuart. "Welcome to the U.S. Girls Universe". Pitchfork.com. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  9. ^ O'Connell, Sharon (2015-10-19). "US Girls: 'I like to do the opposite of everything that is making money'". The Guardian. Retrieved 2018-03-05.
  10. ^ "Artist Profile: U.S. Girls". AdHoc.fm. Retrieved 2018-03-05.
  11. ^ Jump up to: a b "Losing the Little Labels | Pitchfork". Pitchfork.com. Retrieved 2018-03-05.
  12. ^ "The official website for independent record label 4AD". 4ad.com. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
  13. ^ "U.S. Girls: focusing on the darkness in many women's lives". Now, December 9, 2015.
  14. ^ Stuart Berman, "Badge Époque Ensemble, Self Help". Pitchfork, November 21, 2020.
  15. ^ "Adult Alternative Songs - May 30, 2020". Billboard. Retrieved 6 June 2020.

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