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U.S. Girls is a Toronto-based experimental pop project formed in 2007, consisting solely of American musician and record producer Meghan Remy.[3] She had released music on a variety of independent record labels before signing to 4AD in 2015.[4]
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Half Free, her first record for 4AD, was released the same year.[5] It garnered a Juno Award nomination for Alternative Album of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2016,[6] and was a shortlisted finalist for the 2016 Polaris Music Prize.[7] Her next records In a Poem Unlimited (2018)[8] and Heavy Light (2020)[9] also received the same accolades.
Remy collaborates with a number of Toronto-based musicians on both songwriting and music production.[10][11]
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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.[12]
She attended an art college in Oregon, concentrating on paper arts and graphic design.[13]
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.[14]
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Music career
Remy began making music in the mid-2000s, playing in bands in Chicago and Portland. In 2008 she started recording solo at home.[14]
After signing to 4AD in 2015, first album Half Free received critical acclaim from publications including The Quietus.[15] She performed the album at festivals through 2016, including Primavera Sound.[16]
In 2018, Remy's sixth studio album, In a Poem Unlimited, was released on 4AD.[17] and was awarded Pitchfork's Best New Music accolade.[18] She made her Coachella debut in 2019 as part of the album cycle.[19]
2020's Heavy Light was released shortly before the pandemic, preceded by singles "4 American Dollars" and "Overtime".
Her 2023 album Bless This Mess was longlisted for the 2023 Polaris Music Prize.[20]
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Writing career
In 2021, Remy released her first book, Begin by Telling, published by Bookhug Press.[21] CBC.ca wrote that " experimental pop sensation Meg Remy spins a web out from her body to myriad corners of American hyper-culture. Through illustrated lyric essays depicting memories from early childhood to present day, Remy paints a stark portrait of a spectacle-driven country."[22]
Personal life
Remy later moved the band to Toronto from Chicago in 2010 after marrying Canadian musician Max "Slim Twig" Turnbull.[23] Alongside Turnbull, she operates record label Calico Corp., and sometimes performs as a guest vocalist with Turnbull's Badge Époque Ensemble.[24]
She is a permanent resident of Canada.
Discography
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Studio albums
- Introducing... (2008)
- Go Grey (2010)
- U.S. Girls on KRAAK (2011)
- Gem (2012)
- Half Free (2015)
- In a Poem Unlimited (2018)
- Heavy Light (2020)
- Bless This Mess (2023)
- Scratch It (2025)
Split albums
- U.S. Girls / Slim Twig (2011) (with Slim Twig)
EPs
- Kankakee Memories (2008)
- U.S. Girls/Dirty Beaches Split EP (2011)
- Free Advice Column (2013)
Live albums
- Lives (2023)
Compilations
- Early Works (2011)
Singles
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