U. S. GIRLS

0	LONDON : Upset the Rhythm @ OSLO
P	Tuesday 5th April, 2016
N	7:30pm

LONDON : Upset the Rhythm @ OSLO

Tuesday 5th April, 2016

7:30pm

Event information

U.S. GIRLS is Illinois-born, Toronto-based artist Meghan Remy. A captivating musical force who evolved from the raw, corrosive 4-track fidelity found on her early records to the more unabashed art-pop of U.S. Girls on KRAAK (2011) and Gem (2012) - albums which helped to "widen and universalize her music without losing a drop of what previously made it so special and personal" (Pitchfork) - her debut album for 4AD, Half Free, came out in 2015. Half Free focussed on characters in everyday struggles, with narratives inspired by the work of director John Cassavetes and Bruce Springsteen. Throughout, Remy explores themes relating 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.

http://yousgirls.blogspot.co.uk/

ED DOWIE started making music in the late 1990s with Beta Band label mates, Brothers in Sound, releasing three EPs and an album on Regal Recordings and BMG. After spending several years composing scores for theatre and short films, Ed joined The Paper Cinema, a puppetry/animation/theatre/music hybrid that tours around the world. In 2012, Ed embarked on a solo career that led him to release an EP to accompany the Paravion Press publication of a Walter Benjamin essay. His second EP received praise from No Fear of Pop, 20 Jazz Funk Greats and The 405. His music has been featured on various short films and TV programmes and has regularly featured on BBC Radio 3 and Resonance FM. He’s recently completed his debut album, which will be released later in the year.

http://eddowie.co.uk/

MAT RIVIERE sculpts the kind of soundscapes your brain wanders into after you've been given a co-codamol prescription. Active for a good few years now, self-releasing carefully crafted albums with names like ‘Not Even Doom Music’ and ‘Follow Your Heart’, Mat has woven together a tapestry of influences unique to himself - one where Xiu Xiu's noisepop and Trust Fund's vulnerability sit comfortably next to each other. Recent EP ‘Terrible Trouble’ came out on Super Smash Hit Records and sounds a bit like a lo-fi How To Dress Well cross-pollinated with Casiotone For The Painfully Alone and features additional vocals by Joel Midden of Chicago drone-pop outfit Bastardgeist.

https://matriviere.bandcamp.com/