The Interview Show with U.S. Girls (radio edit) #266

Most people noticed Meg Remy's U.S. Girls project when she released her last two records, Half Free (2015) and In a Poem Unlimited (2018) on the powerhouse 4AD record label, but she's been releasing records since 2008. The American-born Remy makes a home in Toronto and has done an amazing job of harnessing that city's native talent. I describe Remy as the ringleader of U.S. Girls--which she says is accurate--because she harnessed the talent the more than 20 friends and musicians who worked on her current record, In a Poem Unlimited. We hung out in her tour van as she waited to go on stage at Vancouver's Biltmore Cabaret. Why is Meg the only person in her eight person touring band who hasn't bought any vinyl during the tour? Which president inspired her song "Mad As Hell"? (It's not the one you think.) What's it like for a pacifist to write a song about two women planning to murder their abusers? What does Meg call Basia Bulat? Which Toronto based artist would Remy like to sing the "That Boy Is Mine" duet with? Which track from In a Poem Unlimited does the band not play live and why? You'll have to listen to find out! Tracks played on the radio edit of the show... 1) U.S. Girls, In a Poem Unlimited (2018) "Pearly Gates" 2) U.S. Girls, In a Poem Unlimited (2018) "Mad As Hell" 3) U.S. Girls, In a Poem Unlimited (2018) "Velvet 4 Sale" 4) U.S. Girls, Half Free (2015) "Damn That Valley" 5) U.S. Girls, U.S. Girls on KRAAK (2011) "State House (It's a Man's World)" 6) U.S. Girls, U.S. Girls on KRAAK (2011) "The Boy Is Mine" (Brandy/Monica cover) ** 7) U.S. Girls, In a Poem Unlimited (2018) "Incidental Boogie" ALL songs CANCON except **