POP MTL | U.S. Girls in all their glory

Meghan Remy, aka U.S. Girls, was back in Montreal in all her glory, surrounded by musicians and backing singers.

This Saturday, 27 September, at the Rialto, the Toronto musician and producer behind U.S. Girls was enthusiastic and filled with emotion to be back on a Montreal stage, which she told us she particularly enjoys.

For the occasion, she performed excerpts from In a Poem Unlimited and Bless This Mess, and the latest album, Scratch It, interspersing the show with passionate dance sequences and funny personal anecdotes, such as about her short-sightedness.

The artist, who enjoys collaborating with other artists on writing and production, revisited some of her more recent songs, including “State House (It’s a Man’s World),” “Rosebud,” “Dear Patti,” “L-Over,” and classics such as “Overtime,” “Bookends,” and “4 American Dollars,” much to the delight of fans swaying slowly in front of the stage. We were also treated to an original cover of Fiver’s “Rage of Plastics” with an experimental pop version.

All in all, despite a few minor sound issues (interference and a backing vocalist missing from the mix on one song), the energy was there and the audience was charmed.