U.S. Girls
Bless This Mess
Release Date: Feb 24, 2023
Genre(s): Pop/Rock
Record label: 4AD
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Album Review: Bless This Mess by U.S. Girls
Fairly Good, Based on 3 Critics
Based on rating 6.5/10
If you view bringing a child into this life as a roll of the dice for their sake, try two on for size. U.S. Girls' Meg Remy conceived, carried and delivered twins during the pendency of Bless This Mess' creation. The experience thematically and physically informs the album's proceedings. Remy's ….
Opinion: Excellent
Even by her own shape-shifting standards, U.S. Girls' Meghan Remy has executed some breath-taking gear-changes since 2020's Heavy Light. Besides a typically withering critique of Father Christmas (seasonal single Santa Stay Home), she has written a memoir (Begin By Telling), sampled Glenn Gould, covered the Birthday Party for a tribute album and more.
Opinion: Excellent
Of all the tracks featured on 'Bless This Mess' – U.S. Girls' gloriously entertaining eighth outing – it's perhaps recent single 'Tux (Your Body Fills Me, Boo)' which best embodies the record's unpredictable, but (mostly) celebratory spirit. Irresistible disco grooves cascade alongside brilliantly absurdist lyrics as Meg Remy inhabits the persona of a lonely tuxedo, yearning to be worn once more.
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