U.S. Girls

Music career

Remy played in her first punk band as a teenager, citing riot grrrl and Crass as early influences. She began making music in the mid-2000s, performing in bands in Chicago and Portland, and started recording solo at home in 2008. The name "U.S. Girls" came from a casual conversation with a friend about a European band coming to town; she joked, "Wait 'til they get a look at these U.S. girls!" and the phrase stuck. After signing to 4AD in 2015, Half Free received critical acclaim from publications including The Quietus, and she performed the album at festivals through 2016, such as Primavera Sound.

In 2018, her sixth studio album, In a Poem Unlimited, was released on 4AD and awarded Pitchfork's Best New Music accolade; she made her Coachella debut in 2019 during that album cycle. Heavy Light (2020) was released shortly before the pandemic, preceded by singles "4 American Dollars" and "Overtime". Her 2023 album Bless This Mess was longlisted for the 2023 Polaris Music Prize. Alongside her husband Max "Slim Twig" Turnbull, she operates record label Calico Corp. and sometimes performs as a guest vocalist with Turnbull's Badge Époque Ensemble.

Did You Know?

• Remy attended a Catholic high school and later an art college in Oregon, where she focused on paper arts and graphic design.
• Remy released her first book, Begin by Telling, in 2021 through Bookhug Press.
• She has permanent residency status in Canada after moving from Chicago to Toronto in 2010 to marry Canadian musician Max Turnbull.