Heavy Light (U.S. Girls album)
Heavy Light is the seventh studio album by Toronto based musician and producer Meghan Remy, under her solo project U.S. Girls. It was released March 6, 2020 under 4AD.[2][3]
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | March 6, 2020 | |||
| Genre | Experimental pop[1] | |||
| Length | 37:29 | |||
| Label | 4AD | |||
| Producer | Meghan Remy | |||
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Critical reception
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AnyDecentMusic? | 7.9/10[4] |
| Metacritic | 82/100[5] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [6] |
| Crack Magazine | 8/10[7] |
| Exclaim! | 9/10[8] |
| God Is in the TV | 8/10[9] |
| The Line of Best Fit | 9/10[10] |
| NME | [11] |
| Paste | 8.3/10[12] |
| Pitchfork | 8.5/10[1] |
| Spectrum Culture | 4.25/5[13] |
| Under the Radar | 8.5/10[14] |
Heavy Light was met with universal acclaim reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 82, based on 16 reviews.[5]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "4 American Dollars" |
| 5:42 |
| 2. | "Overtime" |
| 2:54 |
| 3. | "IOU" |
| 4:42 |
| 4. | "Advice to Teenage Self" | 0:50 | |
| 5. | "State House (It’s a Man’s World)" |
| 1:43 |
| 6. | "Born to Lose" |
| 3:07 |
| 7. | "And Yet It Moves/Y Se Mueve" |
| 3:36 |
| 8. | "The Most Hurtful Thing" | 1:04 | |
| 9. | "Denise, Don’t Wait" |
| 4:20 |
| 10. | "Woodstock '99" |
| 2:36 |
| 11. | "The Color of Your Childhood Bedroom" | 0:27 | |
| 12. | "The Quiver to the Bomb" |
| 4:23 |
| 13. | "Red Ford Radio" |
| 2:05 |
| Total length: | 37:29 | ||
References
- Kemp, Sophie (March 9, 2020). "Pitchfork Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
- Hussey, Allison (January 13, 2020). "U.S. Girls Announce New Album Heavy Light". Pitchfork. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
- Zoladz, Lindsay (March 4, 2020). "Pop Is Obsessed With What's Next. So U.S. Girls Revisited Her Past". The New York Times. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
- "AnyDecentMusic? Review". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
- "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved December 7, 2020.
- Thomas, Fred. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
- Thomas, Katie. "Crack Magazine Review". Crack Magazine. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
- Bell, Kaelan (March 3, 2020). "Exclaim! Review". Exclaim!. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
- Hobbs, Matt (March 9, 2020). "God Is In the TV Review". God Is in the TV. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
- Horton, Ross (March 2, 2020). "U.S. Girls balance the existential with vibrancy on Heavy Light". Retrieved May 19, 2020.
- Krol, Charlotte (March 4, 2020). "U.S. Girls – 'Heavy Light' review: frustrating filler pulls focus from flashes of brilliance". NME. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
- Jones, Austin (March 9, 2020). "U.S. Girls' Heavy Light Overflows with Empathy". Retrieved May 19, 2020.
- Korber, Kevin (March 11, 2020). "Spectrum Culture Review". Spectrum Culture. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
- Campbell, Caleb (March 5, 2020). "Under the Radar Review". Under the Radar. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
- "The Best Albums of 2020 (So Far)". Paste. June 8, 2020. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
- Hussey, Allison (December 8, 2020). "The 50 Best Albums of 2020". Pitchfork. Retrieved December 9, 2020.
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