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Heavy Light
Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 6, 2020 (2020-03-06)
Length37:29
Label4AD
ProducerMeghan Remy
U.S. Girls chronology
In a Poem Unlimited
(2018)
Heavy Light
(2020)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?7.9/10[2]
Metacritic82/100[3]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
Crack Magazine8/10[5]
Exclaim!9/10[6]
God Is in the TV8/10[7]
The Line of Best Fit9/10[8]
NME[9]
Paste8.3/10[10]
Pitchfork8.5/10[11]
Spectrum Culture4.25/5[12]
Under the Radar8.5/10[13]

Heavy Light is the seventh studio album by American musician and producer Meghan Remy, under her solo project U.S. Girls. It was released March 6, 2020 under 4AD.[14][15]

Critical reception

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 83, based on 15 reviews.[3]

Accolades

Accolades for Heavy Light
Publication Accolade Rank Ref.
Paste Paste's 25 Best Albums of 2020 – Mid-Year
11

Track listing

Heavy Light track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."4 American Dollars"
5:42
2."Overtime"
2:54
3."IOU"
  • Morel
  • Remy
4:42
4."Advice to Teenage Self" 0:50
5."State House (It’s a Man’s World)"
  • Remy
  • Maximilian Turnbull
1:43
6."Born to Lose"
  • Jack Name
3:07
7."And Yet It Moves/Y Se Mueve"
  • Morel
  • Remy
  • Kassie Richardson
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"
  • Morel
  • Remy
4:23
13."Red Ford Radio"
  • Remy
2:05

References

  1. ^ "Album of the Year Review". Album of the Year. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
  2. ^ "AnyDecentMusic? Review". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
  4. ^ Thomas, Fred. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
  5. ^ Thomas, Katie. "Crack Magazine Review". Crack Magazine. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
  6. ^ Bell, Kaelan (March 3, 2020). "Exclaim! Review". Exclaim!. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
  7. ^ Hobbs, Matt (March 9, 2020). "God Is In the TV Review". God Is in the TV. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
  8. ^ Horton, Ross (March 2, 2020). "U.S. Girls balance the existential with vibrancy on Heavy Light". Retrieved May 19, 2020.
  9. ^ Krol, Charlotte (March 4, 2020). "U.S. Girls – 'Heavy Light' review: frustrating filler pulls focus from flashes of brilliance". NME. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
  10. ^ Jones, Austin (March 9, 2020). "U.S. Girls' Heavy Light Overflows with Empathy". Retrieved May 19, 2020.
  11. ^ Kemp, Sophie (March 9, 2020). "Pitchfork Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
  12. ^ Korber, Kevin (March 11, 2020). "Spectrum Culture Review". Spectrum Culture. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
  13. ^ Campbell, Caleb (March 5, 2020). "Under the Radar Review". Under the Radar. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
  14. ^ Hussey, Allison (January 13, 2020). "U.S. Girls Announce New Album Heavy Light". Pitchfork. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
  15. ^ 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.
  16. ^ "The Best Albums of 2020 (So Far)". Paste. June 8, 2020. Retrieved June 13, 2020.