In 2018 U.S. Girls released one of our favorite albums (and shared some observations about men farting with us), funneling her outrage at the then-early period of the current presidential administration into oddly anxiety-free pop tracks at odds with the experimental noise that introduced Meg Remy over a decade ago. With details of her imminent follow-up, it seems like she’s still in this same mindset.
Today we received the first single from U.S. Girls’ seventh LP, Heavy Light, as well as a tracklist suggesting continual coverage of the themes of nationalism and misogyny, along with an ambiguously doomy album cover. The single itself, on the other hand, couldn’t be more pleasant—“Overtime” continues In a Poem Unlimited’s trajectory toward poppier pastures, concluding in a ripping sax solo.
Stream the single below, and read on for U.S. Girls’ newly announced tour dates. Heavy Light hits March 6 via 4AD, and you can find more details here.
U.S. GIRLS 2020 TOUR DATES:
2/15 – TORONTO, ON @ Paradise Theatre SOLD OUT
2/16 – MONTREAL, QC @ Le Ministère
2/18 – NEW YORK, NY @ The Dance
4/4 – DETROIT, MI @ MOCAD
4/5 – CHICAGO, IL @ Lincoln Hall
4/6 – MADISON, WI @ Majestic Theatre
4/7 – MINNEAPOLIS, MN @ Cedar Cultural Center
4/9 – OMAHA, NE @ Slowdown
4/10 – KANSAS CITY, MO @ Record Bar
4/12 – DENVER, CO @ Bluebird Theatre
4/13 – SALT LAKE CITY, UT @ Metro Music Hall
4/16 – VANCOUVER, BC @ Imperial
4/14 – BOISE, ID @ The Olympic
4/17 – SEATTLE, WA @ Crocodile
4/18 – PORTLAND, OR @ Mississippi Studios
4/20 – SAN FRANCISCO, CA @ The Independent
4/21 – SAN JOSE, CA @ The Ritz
4/22 – LOS ANGELES, CA @ Masonic Lodge Hollywood Forever
4/23 – LOS ANGELES, CA @ Masonic Lodge Hollywood Forever
4/24 – PHOENIX, AZ @ Valley Bar
4/25 – TUCSON, AZ @ 191 Toole
4/27 – AUSTIN, TX @ Antone’s
4/28 – DALLAS, TX @ Club Dada
4/29 – HOUSTON, TX @ Continental Club
5/1 – MEMPHIS, TN @ The Greenroom at Crosstown Arts
5/2 – NASHVILLE, TN @ Exit/In
5/3 – ASHEVILLE, NC @ Grey Eagle
5/5 – WASHINGTON, DC @ U Street
5/6 – BROOKLYN, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
5/7 – BOSTON, MA @ Sinclair
5/8 – PHILADELPHIA, PA @ World Cafe Live
6/9 – MONTREAL, QC @ Sala Rosa
10/14 – LONDON, UK @ Queen Elizabeth Hall
