Heavy Light
by U.S. Girls
  • Record Label: 4AD
  • Release Date: Mar 6, 2020
User Score
7.6

Generally favorable reviews- based on 40 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 31 out of 40
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 40
  3. Negative: 1 out of 40
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  1. RafaelSantoSX
    Mar 21, 2020
    9
    Remy and her friends managed to deliver an album that is delivered and with simple sound features, like clapping, but super original and thought-provoking.
  2. Ricko
    May 11, 2020
    7
    From the opening soul of "4 American Dollars" through to the closing march "Red Ford Radio", "Heavy Light" flies by and is over before you know it. This was my introduction to U.S Girls so I had the benefit or being able to listen to the album without comparing it to previous works. Focusing first on the positives, this has lots of vibrant and pleasant pop music infused with a large doseFrom the opening soul of "4 American Dollars" through to the closing march "Red Ford Radio", "Heavy Light" flies by and is over before you know it. This was my introduction to U.S Girls so I had the benefit or being able to listen to the album without comparing it to previous works. Focusing first on the positives, this has lots of vibrant and pleasant pop music infused with a large dose of intelligence. None of the songs ingrain themselves but none or particularly poor either. There is some attempt at a concept album here but it doesn't really come across to me and I would say the 3 spoken word interludes are completely unnecessary. This is solid and led to me to explore the U.S Girls back catalog.… Expand
  3. Lajaleaa
    May 4, 2020
    8
    ( 80/100 )

    Meghan Remy es la autora de lo que se admira de U.S. Girls y no es poco, pues en el 2018 alzó cejas y obtuvo muchos aplausos bien merecidos por su último álbum "In A Poem Unlimited" (mi cuarto favorito de ese año). Meghan parece querer tomarse las cosas con más calma, seriedad y conciencia en "Heavy Light" en donde se presenta más tranquila y más enfocada. Aunque la energía,    ( 80/100 )

    Meghan Remy es la autora de lo que se admira de U.S. Girls y no es poco, pues en el 2018 alzó cejas y obtuvo muchos aplausos bien merecidos por su último álbum "In A Poem Unlimited" (mi cuarto favorito de ese año). Meghan parece querer tomarse las cosas con más calma, seriedad y conciencia en "Heavy Light" en donde se presenta más tranquila y más enfocada. Aunque la energía, intensidad y fusiones musicales escasean ahora, se le reconoce su dedicación y esfuerzo por hacer este ensamble musical que se esmera para hacer conciencia a través de la música y la letra sobre la pesades del ser femenino, sus delicadeces y la belleza de su forma y actitud.
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    Meghan Remy is the author of what is greatly admire of U.S. Girls and is not little thanks to her last album "In A Poem Unlimited" of 2018 (my fourth favorite of that year) riced eyebrows and had many well deserved claps. Meghan seems to want to take things with calm, seriousness, and consciousness in "Heavy Light" where she shows to be calmer and focused. Even if the energy, intensity and musical fusions lack, for now, it can be recognized the dedication and effort of making this musical assembly that works hard to make consciousness, through the music and the lyrics, about the heaviness of being a woman, their delicacies and the beauty of their form and character.    … Expand

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Metascore
82

Universal acclaim - based on 16 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 14 out of 16
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 16
  3. Negative: 0 out of 16
  1. The Wire
    Jun 11, 2020
    70
    In the past this rage was intrinsic, wounds covered with cheery sugar, but now there is emotional distance at the core of Heavy Light, filled with others’ voices. Whether or not a deliberate choice, through this transformation the album loses some of its potency and ability to affect. [Jun 2020, p.59]
  2. PopMatters
    Mar 9, 2020
    60
    Interesting, unique ideas squandered by a lack of blossoming. The album's vibe is maybe best exemplified in the three skits where we get snippets of people asked broad questions, and their responses are layered over each other.
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  3. The Observer (UK)
    Mar 9, 2020
    80
    Heavy Light confirms a major talent.
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