U.S. Girls

U.S. Girls
Remy in 2019
Remy in 2019
Background information
Birth nameMeghan Remy
Born1985 (age 38–39)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Genres
Years active2007–present
Labels
Websiteyousgirls.com

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]

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]

  1. ^ Cafolla, Anna. "U.S. Girls: A Fresh Perspective". Crack Magazine. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  2. ^ Clayton-Lea, Tony (October 2, 2015). "U.S. Girls: Half Free". The Irish Times. Retrieved March 16, 2017.
  3. ^ "U.S. Girls’ Meg Remy Is an American Badass Living in Canada". Noisey, September 24, 2015.
  4. ^ "New band of the Week: U.S. Girls". The Guardian, April 17, 2015.
  5. ^ "U.S. Girls: Soaking It All In". Under the Radar, February 4, 2016.
  6. ^ "Junos 2016: Complete list of Juno Award nominees". CBC News, February 2, 2016.
  7. ^ Brophy, Aaron (14 July 2016). "2016 Polaris Music Short List Is Here". Polarismusicprize.ca. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
  8. ^ "Polaris Prize 2018 Long List: Arcade Fire, U.S. Girls, Gord Downie, More". Pitchfork, June 14, 2018
  9. ^ "The Polaris Prize Shortlist of Nominees Have Been Announced". [Smack Media], July 16, 2020
  10. ^ Hua, Hsu. "U.S. Girls' Collection of Characters". The New Yorker.
  11. ^ Berman, Stuart (27 February 2018). "Welcome to the U.S. Girls Universe". Pitchfork.com. Retrieved 3 March 2018.