Posts Tagged ‘U.S. GIRLS’

BEST OF 2011: ALBUMS

Wednesday, December 28th, 2011
If you’ve been even remotely regular in following this blog, our number one shouldn’t come as a surprise – I believe I’ve already bothered you enough with my love of Gang Gang Dance’s latest effort (and GGD in general). I’ll leave the list unnumbered because, except for the first 7-8 entries, the rest come in kind of (but not entirely) particular order. And it’s not a strictly albums-of-the-year list, as I’ve included some mixtapes/remix albums/ compilations. Also, I just realised we haven’t covered half of this on the blog… Don’t know how that happens to us every year! Anyway, enough with the explanations, here be the list:

Gang Gang Dance: Eye Contact
John Maus: We Must Become The Pitiless Censors of Ourselves
Julia Holter: Tragedy
Prurient: Bermuda Drain
Water Borders: Harbored Mantras
James Pants: James Pants
The Weeknd: House of Balloons
Nguzunguzu: The Perfect Lullaby
Silk Flowers: Ltd. Form
Belong: Common Era
Planningtorock: W
Shabazz Palaces: Black Up
King Midas Sound: Without You
Tropic of Cancer: The End of All Things
SLEEP ? OVER: Forever
Austra: Feel it Break
Peaking Lights: 936
Clams Casino: Instrumentals
Frank Ocean: Nostalgia, Ultra.
Araabmuzik: Electronic Dream
Chelsea Wolfe: ??????????
U.S. Girls: U.S. Girls on Kraak
Leyland Kirby: Eager to Tear Apart the Stars
Death in Vegas: Trans-Love Energies
James Blake: James Blake
Soft Metals: Soft Metals
Demdike Stare: Triptych
Kindest Lines: Covered in Dust
Oneohtrix Point Never: Replica
Steve Hauschildt: Tragedy & Geometry
Grouper: A I A : Alien Observer / A I A : Dream Loss
Nicolas Jaar: Space Is Only Noise
Tim Hecker: Ravedeath, 1972
Maria Minerva: Cabaret Cixous
Bvdub: Tribes at the Temple of Silence
Kate Bush: 50 Words for Snow
Tearist: Living: 2009-Present
ASAP Rocky: LiveLoveA$AP
Zola Jesus: Conatus
Rustie: Glass Swords

BEST OF 2011: TRACKS

Monday, December 26th, 2011

Off the top of my head (and according to the charts from my several last.fm accounts), here are 25 songs I’ve had on repeat sometime in 2011. Also, judging from our previous experience, having a post with a bunch of mp3s is good for driving traffic!

Gang Gang DanceGlass Jar

Litanic MaskVirgin Spring

U.S. GirlsThe Island Song

PictureplaneReal Is a Feeling

PrurientA Meal Can Be Made

AraabmuzikStreetz Tonight

Water BordersWaldenpond.com

LA Vampires Goes ItalStreetwise

Maria MinervaRuff Trade

TelepatheDestroyer

GrimesVanessa

Chelsea WolfeMer

Stoned BoysDangerous Skies

Dylan EttingerLion of Judah

Win Win feat. Lizzi BougatsosReleaseRPM

Ford & Lopatin + Shannon FunchessSnakes

Future IslandsBefore the Bridge

UNISONBrothers and Sisters

Junior Boys – ep + Banana Ripple

RadioheadLotus Flower (Jacques Greene remix)

CREEP feat. Nina SkyYou (Planningtorock remix)

SLEEP ? OVERRomantic Streams (NGUZUNGUZU remix)

Patrick Kelleher & His Cold Dead HandsSeen Me Blue

Burial Hex feat. Zola JesusThe Far (Horrid Red Radio remix)

Mirror Mirror with Stuart ArgabrightNau Sau Ser Bil Uma Rah Rab

U.S. GIRLS – ISLAND SONG (PEAKING LIGHTS REMIX)

Tuesday, November 22nd, 2011

Peaking Lights can’t seem to get enough of remixes these days. They have a new remix EP coming out next month on Weird World Record Co., you can stream some of those and some other remixes of their songs here. And below you can stream Peaking Lights’ brand new take on the U.S. Girls gem ‘The Island Song’, taken from her excellent new album U.S. Girls on Kraak, out now on Kraak. She also seems to have some remix release coming up as there are a bunch of other remixes of ‘The Island Song’ up on Kraak Records’ Soundcloud. (By the way, seen the video yet?)

U.S. Girls – Island Song (Peaking Lights remix)

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U.S. GIRLS – THE ISLAND SONG [VIDEO]

Sunday, November 6th, 2011

Watch the new U.S. Girls video for her hit single ‘The Island Song’. U.S. Girls on Kraak LP is out now on Kraak label. The song was also released as a single on Remy’s new label Calico Corp. Video directed and photographed by Meghan Remy.

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BEST OF 2010: WINTER HITS

Sunday, December 26th, 2010

Last year was all about Summer. This year it was quite the opposite. So once again, instead of doing a songs-of-the-year list, our list focuses on what we picked up to be the dominant trend this year. Cos we’re all about being hip and relevant. Here are some of our favorite weird dark gems and year round winter hits.

Light AsylumA Certain Person + Dark Allies

Forest SwordsIf Your Girl (Aaliyah cover)

Alicia KeysUnthinkable (Physical Therapy remix)

Teengirl FantasyCheaters

TEARISTHeadless

Crystal CastlesNot in Love (feat. Robert Smith)

SALEMKing Night

Zola JesusPoor Animal

SLEEP ? OVEROuter Limits

MalucaHector

HEALTHDie Slow (Nite Jewel remix)

Age of ConsentThe Beach (VALIS remix)

CREEPDays (feat. Romy Madley-Croft)

School of Seven BellsI L U (Phantogram remix)

Hype WilliamsThe Throning

GamesStrawberry Skies (feat. Laurel Halo)

U.S. GirlsLunar Life

CosmeticsSoft Skin

These Are PowersWorld Class Peoples

NiKE7UPLUCKY (Thief in the Night mix)

oOoOOHearts

Girl UnitWut

Water BordersAkko (Petals remix)

Pale SketcherPlans that Fade (Faded Dub)

Frank (just Frank)Coeur Hanté

White RingRoses

†‡†San Marino (feat. Unison)

Indian JewelryOceans

Nika + RoryI’m Not Going Anywhere

The Knife, Mt. Sims & PlanningtorockColouring of Pigeons

U.S. GIRLS – LUNAR LIFE 7″

Monday, May 10th, 2010

2010, Atelier Ciseaux
A. Lunar Life; B. Intro/Take Over Dynamix

New U.S. Girls 7″, Lunar Life, is coming out June 15 on Atelier Ciseaux. Limited edition 300 copies, artwork by Meghan Remy. Pre-order the 7″ here. By the way, it’s gorgeous, altough a little different from her last album.
The A side was premiered on Hartzine, but your favourite blog got to put it up for streaming too. Enjoy:

Lunar Life

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U.S. Girls’ Myspace.

U.S. GIRLS – RED FORD RADIO [VIDEO]

Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010
We posted the accidental leak of this video the other day. Now it’s officially out and available in better quality, so here we go again – U.S. Girls‘ new video for ‘Red Ford Radio’ off of her new album Go Grey. Another fine piece of work from Future Primitive Films.

MP3: Red Ford Radio

Go Grey is out now on Siltbreeze.
U.S. Girls’ Myspace.

U.S. GIRLS – GO GREY

Saturday, January 30th, 2010
2010, Siltbreeze
01. Turnaround Time; 02. Summer of the Yellow Dress; 03. Red Ford Radio; 04. Sleeping On Glass; 05. I Don’t Have a Mind of My Own; 06. His Son’s Future; 07. The Mountain’s High; 08. Blue Eyes On the Blvd.; 09. Down On Jackson

Go Grey is the second full-length by Philly’s Megan Remy a.k.a. U.S. Girls. The follow-up to 2008′s fine Introducing features nine new psychedelic jams, one of which is available for download below.
Go Grey is coming out on Siltbreeze next week, get it here.

Red Ford Radio

U.S. Girls’ Myspace.

V/A – MY ESTROGENERATION

Sunday, November 29th, 2009
2009, Not Not Fun
01. Zola Jesus – Heaven Sold You Back To Earth; 02. Tickley Feather – For Rent; 03. Pocahaunted – Hands Of Alice (vintage unused track from Gold Miner’s Daughters sessions); 04. Inca Ore – Natural Hi (Keeping It Up); 05. Topaz Rags – Come To the Now; 06. HNY – Dead In A Year; 07. Talk Normal – Warrior; 08. Islaja (featuring Samara Lubelski and Blevin Blectum) – Junipero Mash; 09. LA Vampires – Keep It Turn It Bump It; 10. U.S. Girls – Blue Eyes On The Blvd; 11. Valet – Thirteenth Time

As the name so wittily suggests, the “first ever NNF vinyl compilation” focuses on female artists. It features 11 previously unreleased or rare tracks from the likes of Zola Jesus, Tickley Feather, U.S. Girls, Pocahaunted, Talk Normal. In other words – exclusive contributions from some of the most interesting acts at the moment! Download the Zola Jesus’ track below.

Zola Jesus – Heaven Sold You Back To Earth

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