U.S. Women, the undertaking of Toronto artist Meg Remy, is again to announce the brand new album Scratch It, out June twentieth through 4AD. Along with revealing a handful of recent North American tour dates, Remy has additionally shared the undertaking’s first single, “Bookends,” a sprawling ballad written as a tribute to the late Energy Journey frontman Riley Gale.
Scratch It serves as the primary U.S. Women album since 2023’s Bless This Mess. She crafted the LP in Nashville with a model new band, who can even be a part of Remy on the street for U.S. Women’ forthcoming North American tour. Remy recorded the brand new album together with her band “dwell off the ground” with few overdubs, giving Scratch It a direct, intimate really feel with notes of nation, gospel, storage rock, soul, disco, people, and extra.
U.S. Women’ 2025 tour in assist of Scratch It will kick off first with a Nashville present on Could 14th, and resumes after the album’s launch with an Asheville live performance on June twenty first. Remy and her band will make their approach by way of cities like Washington D.C., Philadelphia, New York, Cleveland, and Chicago earlier than pausing for the remainder of the summer season; the tour resumes and concludes with a pair of California dates on September ninth and eleventh. See the total checklist of tour dates under. Tickets for all 10 reveals of the tour are on-sale now through U.S. Women’ official web site.
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Remy has provided new tune “Bookends” as the primary preview of Scratch It. Spanning simply over 12 minutes and shifting at a affected person, waltzing trot, “Bookends” pays tribute to the late Energy Journey frontman Riley Gale, written by way of the lens of John Carey’s Eyewitness To Historical past. Fittingly, paired with its lengthy runtime, the tune options meditations on existence, grief, and dying; about eight minutes in, nonetheless, the tune’s tempo picks up and the ambiance turns into extra celebratory. Watch the surreal, ’60s-esque video for “Bookends” under.
Scratch It Album Paintings:
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<p><strong><em>Scratch It </em>Tracklist:</strong><br />01. Like James Mentioned<br />02. Pricey Patti<br />03. Firefly on the 4th of July<br />04. The Clearing<br />05. Strolling Track<br />06. Bookends<br />07. Emptying the Jimador<br />08. Pay Streak<br />09. No Fruit</p>
<p><strong>U.S. Women 2025 Tour Dates:</strong><br />05/14 — Nashville, TN @ Mushy Junk<br />06/21 — Asheville, NC @ Gray Eagle<br />06/22 — Washington, DC @ The Atlantis<br />06/23 — Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brenda’s<br />06/25 — New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom<br />06/26 — Somerville, MA @ The Rockwell<br />06/28 — Cleveland, OH @ Grog Store<br />06/29 — Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Corridor<br />09/09 — Los Angeles, CA @ Lodge Room<br />09/11 — San Francisco, CA @ Rickshaw Cease</p>
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