4/8/2015 - U.S. GIRLS' album HALF FREE will be released on the September 25, 2015

Illinois-born, Toronto-based artist MEGHAN REMY, aka U.S. GIRLS is set to release her new album HALF FREE on September 25th, 2015. 
 
This will be her first album for 4AD, and promises to be her most realised yet, focusing on characters in everyday struggles, with narratives inspired by the works of JOHN CASSAVETES and BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN. 
 
Some of its dominating themes relate to abuse and gender inequality, whether the broken wife in SORORAL FEELINGS (a track loosely based on the character NORA BASS in MICHAEL ONDAATJE’s COMING THROUGH SLAUGHTER), or the exasperated war widow in DAMN THAT VALLEY, soundtracked by its intoxicating combination of thick dub flavours and Wall of Sound dramatics. 
 
Part of a vibrant Toronto scene, both Meg’s husband SLIM TWIG (DFA) and ONAKABAZIEN (who produced three tracks here) have again been summoned for the U.S. GIRLS roll call.  HALF FREE also features AMANDA CRIST (ICE CREAM), who provides vocals alongside Meg on a number of songs including DAMN THAT VALLEY and WOMAN'S WORK, and BEN COOK (FUCKED UP, YOUNG GUV), who worked with MEGHAN REMY on the track RED COMES IN MANY SHADES.