Today, 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. 

Watch/Listen to '4 American Dollars' here.

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 is released on 6th March digitally, on CD, standard black vinyl and limited white/lavender marble vinyl +
+ You can pre-order via the 4AD Store here +
+ You can pre-save and pre-order on all platforms here +

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 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. 

Over 14 months touring Poem including performances at Coachella, Osheaga, and Gov Ball, U.S. Girls was presented live as an 8-piece band who incinerated stages with an anachronistic blend of politicized disco pop and aggressive, theatrical improvisation.  This month, the group will perform special SOLD OUT underplays in NYC, Toronto and Montreal. In April, they will embark on a 27-date North American tour.  Full list of tour dates below and on-sale here.

Heavy Light is released on 6 March digitally, on CD, standard black vinyl and limited white/lavender marble vinyl. UK customers can pre-order Heavy Light via 4AD, or sign up for early pre-sale access to the U.S. Girls Queen Elizabeth Hall, London show. For further details head here.

U.S. Girls – Heavy Light
4AD 0208
1. 4 American Dollars
2. Overtime
3. IOU
4. Advice To Teenage Self
5. State House (It’s A Man’s World)
6. Born To Lose
7. And Yet It Moves / Y Se Mueve
8. The Most Hurtful Thing
9. Denise, Don’t Wait
10. Woodstock ‘99
11. The Color Of Your Childhood Bedroom
12. The Quiver To The Bomb
13. Red Ford Radio

Over 14 months touring Poem including performances at Coachella, Osheaga, and Gov Ball, U.S. Girls was presented live as an 8-piece band who incinerated stages with an anachronistic blend of politicized disco pop and aggressive, theatrical improvisation.  This month, the group will perform special SOLD OUT underplays in NYC, Toronto and Montreal. In April, they will embark on a 27-date North American tour.  Full list of tour dates below and on-sale here.

Heavy Light is released on 6 March digitally, on CD, standard black vinyl and limited white/lavender marble vinyl. UK customers can pre-order Heavy Light via 4AD, or sign up for early pre-sale access to the U.S. Girls Queen Elizabeth Hall, London show. For further details head here.

February 2020
15th - Paradise Theatre, Toronto ON, Canada **SOLD OUT**
16th - Le Ministère, Montreal QC, Canada **SOLD OUT**
18th - The Dance, New York NY, US **SOLD OUT**

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*
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

​"Like early-period Madonna sputtering out of a radio while an ESG concert is going on.” - The New York Times
"One of the U.S’s most brilliant, magnetic performers – with the best backing vocals in pop – returns with this coiled peppy number with all the poise of the great 1960s girl groups.” - The Guardian, #1 Song of the Week
"Made over with a sidewinding guitar riff and a twitchy funk rhythm, ["Overtime"] plays in the volatile emotional space where hurt becomes anger.” - Pitchfork
“All of the sonic markers promised so far for Heavy Light — funky rhythms, layered vocals, pounding percussion, dramatic sax peals — are on display here.” - Stereogum
"Plenty rewarding a faithful listener.” - Paper
"Rousing.” - Gorilla Vs. Bear