U.S. Girls
U.S. Girls | |
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Birth name | Meghan Remy |
Genres | Indie/pop rock |
Years active | 2007-present |
Labels | Siltbreeze, FatCat Records, 4AD |
Associated acts | Slim Twig |
U.S. Girls is an American-Canadian indie pop band, whose core member is Meghan Remy.[1] Formed in the United States in 2007 as a noise-pop project, Remy later moved the band to Toronto after marrying Canadian musician Max "Slim Twig" Turnbull.[2]
She released music on a variety of independent labels in both the United States and Canada before signing to 4AD in 2015.[3] Her first record for that label, Half Free, was released the same year.[4]
Half Free 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.
Discography
- Gravel Days (2008)
- Introducing... (2008)
- Go Grey (2010)
- U.S. Girls on KRAAK (2011)
- Early Works (2011)
- Gem (2012)
- Half Free (2015)
References
- ↑ "U.S. Girls’ Meg Remy Is an American Badass Living in Canada". Noisey, September 24, 2015.
- ↑ "U.S. Girls: focusing on the darkness in many women's lives". Now, December 9, 2015.
- ↑ "New band of the Week: U.S. Girls". The Guardian, April 17, 2015.
- ↑ "U.S. Girls: Soaking It All In". Under the Radar, February 4, 2016.
- ↑ "Junos 2016: Complete list of Juno Award nominees". CBC News, February 2, 2016.
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