{"id":38502,"date":"2022-10-10T12:15:00","date_gmt":"2022-10-10T16:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=38502"},"modified":"2022-10-10T07:29:59","modified_gmt":"2022-10-10T11:29:59","slug":"u-s-girls-share-dance-fuelled-eli-escobar-remix-of-so-typically-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=38502","title":{"rendered":"U.S. Girls share dance-fuelled Eli Escobar remix of \u2018So Typically Now\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>U.S. Girls\u00a0\u2013 the nom de\u00a0plume of North American multi-disciplinary and experimental pop artist\u00a0Meg<strong> <\/strong>Remy\u00a0\u2013 takes her latest single, <em>So Typically Now<\/em>, out on the dance floor.\u00a0Collaborating\u00a0with\u00a0Eli Escobar, the NY house and disco evangelist spins the original synth-pop banger into a hard, bassy slice of dance nostalgia \u2013 referencing Paradise Garage and beyond.\u00a0Listen to the reworking of <em>So Typically Now<\/em> via YouTube below or listen <a href=\"https:\/\/freshlypressedpr.us18.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=848db9d859c7bee4231539531&amp;id=e7c9ee4ebb&amp;e=dfabb35b81\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4Di22nZaWzo?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-CA&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The original version of\u00a0<em>So Typically Now<\/em>\u00a0has racked up 750k+ streams, and with a\u00a0new U.S. Girls album on the horizon, this breathes further life into the powerhouse indie crossover hit. And those signature, show stopping backing\u00a0vocals courtesy of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/freshlypressedpr.us18.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=848db9d859c7bee4231539531&amp;id=2e9582d0b9&amp;e=dfabb35b81\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Kyle Kidd<\/a>\u00a0kick off the remix\u00a0track.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/freshlypressedpr.us18.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=848db9d859c7bee4231539531&amp;id=beef47e017&amp;e=dfabb35b81\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Watch<\/a>\u00a0the Meg\u00a0Remy\u00a0directed video for and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/freshlypressedpr.us18.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=848db9d859c7bee4231539531&amp;id=bb97ad1aa7&amp;e=dfabb35b81\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">listen<\/a>\u00a0to the original\u00a0<em>So Typically Now<\/em>\u00a0single.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Originally from Illinois, Meg Remy is established as one of the most acclaimed songwriters and performers to emerge from Toronto\u2019s eclectic underground music scene where she currently lives. As the creative force behind the musical entity U.S. Girls, her celebrated discography spans 15 years from early experimental works released on the Siltbreeze label, and includes three Polaris Prize shortlisted albums:\u00a0\u2018Half Free\u2019\u00a0(2015),\u00a0\u2018In A Poem Unlimited\u2019\u00a0(2018), and\u00a0\u2018Heavy Light\u2019\u00a0(2020). All three albums also garnered JUNO Award nominations for\u00a0Best Alternative Album. Meg has toured extensively through Europe and North America, establishing a reputation for politically astute commentary and theatrical performances with her extended U.S. Girls band, named the best live act of 2018 by\u00a0Paste Magazine. During this time Remy has maintained a visual arts practice, exhibiting collage work and directing several music videos and other video art works including her short film\u00a0\u2018Woman\u2019s Advocate\u2019\u00a0(2014), in which she also performed.\u00a0Recently Remy published her first book, a memoir called\u00a0\u2018Begin By Telling\u2019\u00a0(2021). <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>U.S. Girls\u00a0\u2013 the nom de\u00a0plume of North American multi-disciplinary and experimental pop artist\u00a0Meg Remy\u00a0\u2013 takes her latest single, So Typically Now, out on the dance <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=38502\" title=\"U.S. Girls share dance-fuelled Eli Escobar remix of \u2018So Typically Now\u2019\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":38188,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false},"categories":[13,23,28,30,1907],"tags":[10947,968,10809,7952],"class_list":["post-38502","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-electronic-music","category-indie","category-music","category-new-release","category-news","tag-eli-escobar","tag-remix","tag-so-typically-now","tag-u-s-girls"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/1fd40246-eba3-71b9-1541-fee52a28d94f.png?fit=800%2C533","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2B2TV-a10","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":38187,"url":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=38187","url_meta":{"origin":38502,"position":0},"title":"U.S. Girls return with &#8216;So Typically Now&#8217; single + video","author":"cultureaddicts","date":"July 30, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"U.S. Girls\u00a0\u2013 aka North American multi-disciplinary and experimental pop artist\u00a0Meg Remy\u00a0\u2013 has shared a brand new song\u00a0So Typically Now\u00a0and a self-directed official companion video. 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