Bless This Mess is the eighth studio album by Toronto-based musician and producer Meghan Remy, under her solo project U.S. Girls. It was released on February 24, 2023, through 4AD. The album features collaborations with Michael Rault, Marker Starling and Alanna Stuart. It received generally positive reviews from critics.
Bless This Mess received a score of 78 out of 100 on review aggregator Metacritic based on 15 critics' reviews, indicating "generally favorable" reception.[4] Rick Quinn of PopMatters wrote that "Remy and her collaborators have channeled her recognition of the communicative depth of dance music with creative, nearly flawless production", remarking that Remy "identif[ies] funk and R&B grooves as conduits for the very pulse of life" on Bless This Mess, also calling it "brilliantly conceived and executed".[9] Fred Thomas of AllMusic described Bless This Mess as "another chapter of U.S. Girls' consistent evolution marked by pristine production and a deft balance of hooks and soul-baring beauty, with Remy pulling off the feat of intertwining some of her most emotionally complex material with what might be her most accessible sounds yet".[5]
Brady Brickner-Wood, reviewing the album for Pitchfork found that it "favors retro funk and honeyed R&B, [but that] Remy recruits a diverse community of collaborators to help her explore different styles", calling it "a decidedly forward-looking album" as well as "glossier and more hi-fi than anything in Remy's catalog".[2]Record Collector noted that the album is "pitched somewhere between personal responsibility and political accountability, Remy's return is rapturous pop music with a vision of better futures in mind. If it is a mess, it's a glorious one".[10] Luke Winstanley of Clash opined that Bless This Mess is "at once a joyous, celebratory ode to motherhood, elsewhere finding quiet liberation and acceptance during life's darkest moments" and concluded that "Meg Remy has delivered her most hopeful album yet".[6]
Kaelen Bell of Exclaim! wrote that Bless This Mess "feels like a rebirth; a boundless, alien take on Remy's explosive art-pop, its conceptual wildness and sonic friskiness allowing her to flex her vision and sense of humour in brand new ways".[1] John Amen of The Line of Best Fit stated that the album "shows Remy pulling off another intriguing reinvention" as "a sense of uncomplicated buoyancy oozes from the tracks" and they are "more slickly produced, built around retro and upbeat sounds".[7]
Phil Mongredien of The Observer described it as "a scattershot album that works best the closer it sticks to straightforward pop", noting that Remy's "more experimental material can be heavier going".[8]Slant Magazine's Charles Lyons-Burt summarized the album as "tailor-made for our dance music-obsessed era, but while its occasionally propulsive, sonic busy-ness that was a pleasure in U.S. Girls's previous work is here coupled with thematic subject matter and genre diversions that feel ill-suited to its creator's talents".[11] Mark Moody of Under the Radar judged it to be "considerably more focused than 2020's Heavy Light, but also foregoing the scuzzy charms of 2018's In a Poem Unlimited", which "keeps [it] from hanging together as one of Remy's best".[12]
^ abcBell, Kaelen (February 24, 2023). "U.S. Girls Evolve Again on the Sticky and Synthetic Bless This Mess". Exclaim!. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
^ abcBrickner-Wood, Brady (February 27, 2023). "U.S. Girls: Bless This Mess Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
^"Bless This Mess by U.S. Girls reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
^ ab"Bless This Mess by U.S. Girls Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
^ abThomas, Fred. "U.S. Girls – Bless This Mess Album Review". AllMusic. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
^ abWinstanley, Luke (February 27, 2023). "U.S. Girls – Bless This Mess | Reviews". Clash. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
^ abAmen, John (February 21, 2023). "U.S. Girls: Bless This Mess Review – reinvention with an upbeat pose". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
^ abMongredien, Phil (February 27, 2023). "U.S. Girls: Bless This Mess review – bodies, birth and dating pains". The Observer. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
^ abQuinn, Rick (March 3, 2023). "U.S. Girls: Bless This Mess (Album Review)". PopMatters. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
^ ab"Bless This Mess". Record Collector. February 28, 2023. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
^ abLyons-Burt, Charles (February 20, 2023). "U.S. Girls Bless This Mess Review: A Half-Hearted Wink of an Album". Slant Magazine. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
^ abMoody, Mark (March 3, 2023). "U.S. Girls: Bless This Mess (4AD)". Under the Radar. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
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Bless This Mess is the eighth studio album by Toronto based musician and producer Meghan Remy under her solo project U S Girls It was released on February 24 2023 through 4AD The album features collaborations with Michael Rault Marker Starling and Alanna Stuart It received generally positive reviews from critics Bless This MessStudio album by U S GirlsReleasedFebruary 24 2023 2023 02 24 GenreArt pop 1 disco funk 2 Length44 23Label4ADProducerMeghan Remy Alex Frankel Edwin de Goeji Georgie Gordon Maximilian Turnbull Rich Morel Roger Manning Jr U S Girls chronologyHeavy Light 2020 Bless This Mess 2023 Contents 1 Critical reception 2 Track listing 3 References 4 External linksCritical reception editProfessional ratingsAggregate scoresSourceRatingAnyDecentMusic 7 2 10 3 Metacritic78 100 4 Review scoresSourceRatingAllMusic nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 5 Clash8 10 6 Exclaim nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 1 The Line of Best Fit7 10 7 The Observer nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 8 Pitchfork7 8 10 2 PopMatters9 10 9 Record Collector nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 10 Slant Magazine nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 11 Under the Radar nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 12 Bless This Mess received a score of 78 out of 100 on review aggregator Metacritic based on 15 critics reviews indicating generally favorable reception 4 Rick Quinn of PopMatters wrote that Remy and her collaborators have channeled her recognition of the communicative depth of dance music with creative nearly flawless production remarking that Remy identif ies funk and R amp B grooves as conduits for the very pulse of life on Bless This Mess also calling it brilliantly conceived and executed 9 Fred Thomas of AllMusic described Bless This Mess as another chapter of U S Girls consistent evolution marked by pristine production and a deft balance of hooks and soul baring beauty with Remy pulling off the feat of intertwining some of her most emotionally complex material with what might be her most accessible sounds yet 5 Brady Brickner Wood reviewing the album for Pitchfork found that it favors retro funk and honeyed R amp B but that Remy recruits a diverse community of collaborators to help her explore different styles calling it a decidedly forward looking album as well as glossier and more hi fi than anything in Remy s catalog 2 Record Collector noted that the album is pitched somewhere between personal responsibility and political accountability Remy s return is rapturous pop music with a vision of better futures in mind If it is a mess it s a glorious one 10 Luke Winstanley of Clash opined that Bless This Mess is at once a joyous celebratory ode to motherhood elsewhere finding quiet liberation and acceptance during life s darkest moments and concluded that Meg Remy has delivered her most hopeful album yet 6 Kaelen Bell of Exclaim wrote that Bless This Mess feels like a rebirth a boundless alien take on Remy s explosive art pop its conceptual wildness and sonic friskiness allowing her to flex her vision and sense of humour in brand new ways 1 John Amen of The Line of Best Fit stated that the album shows Remy pulling off another intriguing reinvention as a sense of uncomplicated buoyancy oozes from the tracks and they are more slickly produced built around retro and upbeat sounds 7 Phil Mongredien of The Observer described it as a scattershot album that works best the closer it sticks to straightforward pop noting that Remy s more experimental material can be heavier going 8 Slant Magazine s Charles Lyons Burt summarized the album as tailor made for our dance music obsessed era but while its occasionally propulsive sonic busy ness that was a pleasure in U S Girls s previous work is here coupled with thematic subject matter and genre diversions that feel ill suited to its creator s talents 11 Mark Moody of Under the Radar judged it to be considerably more focused than 2020 s Heavy Light but also foregoing the scuzzy charms of 2018 s In a Poem Unlimited which keeps it from hanging together as one of Remy s best 12 Track listing editBless This Mess track listingNo TitleLength1 Only Daedalus 3 292 Just Space for Light 3 563 Screen Face featuring Michael Rault 3 204 Futures Bet 4 525 So Typically Now 3 156 Bless This Mess 4 027 Tux Your Body Fills Me Boo 6 268 R I P Roy G Biv featuring Marker Starling 4 429 St James Way 3 4310 Pump featuring Alanna Stuart 3 2711 Outro The Let Down 3 11Total length 44 23References edit a b c Bell Kaelen February 24 2023 U S Girls Evolve Again on the Sticky and Synthetic Bless This Mess Exclaim Retrieved June 26 2023 a b c Brickner Wood Brady February 27 2023 U S Girls Bless This Mess Album Review Pitchfork Retrieved June 26 2023 Bless This Mess by U S Girls reviews AnyDecentMusic Retrieved June 26 2023 a b Bless This Mess by U S Girls Reviews and Tracks Metacritic Retrieved June 26 2023 a b Thomas Fred U S Girls Bless This Mess Album Review AllMusic Retrieved June 26 2023 a b Winstanley Luke February 27 2023 U S Girls Bless This Mess Reviews Clash Retrieved June 26 2023 a b Amen John February 21 2023 U S Girls Bless This Mess Review reinvention with an upbeat pose The Line of Best Fit Retrieved June 26 2023 a b Mongredien Phil February 27 2023 U S Girls Bless This Mess review bodies birth and dating pains The Observer Retrieved June 26 2023 a b Quinn Rick March 3 2023 U S Girls Bless This Mess Album Review PopMatters Retrieved June 26 2023 a b Bless This Mess Record Collector February 28 2023 Retrieved June 26 2023 a b Lyons Burt Charles February 20 2023 U S Girls Bless This Mess Review A Half Hearted Wink of an Album Slant Magazine Retrieved June 26 2023 a b Moody Mark March 3 2023 U S Girls Bless This Mess 4AD Under the Radar Retrieved June 26 2023 External links editBless This Mess at Discogs list of releases Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bless This Mess U S Girls album amp oldid 1162012154, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
