U.S. Girls
In a Poem Unlimited
Release Date: Feb 16, 2018
Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock
Record label: 4AD
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Album Review: In a Poem Unlimited by U.S. Girls
Fantastic, Based on 2 Critics
Based on rating 9/10
In interviews since Meg Remy's last album as U S Girls, 2015's Half Free, she indicated that her next batch of songs would be more direct, less polite. "The lyrics are getting, I think, way more violent," she told ChartAttack in 2016. "I'm dissecting violence a lot more because it's something I don't relate with, and yet it's everywhere.
Based on rating 9/10
Her latest album (with multiple collaborators), In a Poem Unlimited, is markedly a different beast to its predecessor: samples have been replaced with crackling, fiery guitars, gauzy washes of retro synths and deep, molasses-sweet vocals. Oh, and grooves. Lots and lots of grooves. Opener "Velvet for Sale" slithers and slides - it's a groovy, slow-burning voodoo funk piece featuring syrupy wah guitars and restrained yet powerful percussion.
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