256: Meg Remy (U.S. Girls)

The Trap Set with Joe Wong

Joe Wong

Joewong, Drums, Comedy, Performing Arts, Arts, Drummers

4.8 • 709 Ratings

🗓️ 3 April 2020

⏱️ 62 minutes

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Summary

As U.S. Girls, Meg Remy has achieved an impressive songwriting balance between the familiar and the wholly unexpected. She joins Joe to discuss: why she is somewhat relieved that the global pandemic caused touring postponement; singing through an amp in her childhood garage; her first band; attending Catholic school; and the interesting predicament presented by humanity's awareness of mortality.

During the age of social distancing, we're recording remotely and releasing new episodes every day.

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0:00.0	This is Joe Wong.
0:14.7	Welcome to the Trap Set.
0:17.3	During the age of social distancing,
0:19.7	we're recording by phone and releasing new episodes every day.
0:24.1	Every time I see your grave, I can't help but think how I didn't know that you only drank the overtime.
0:36.0	No time.
0:39.3	Total. Over time. Over time. Over time.
0:40.3	Today's guest is Meg Remy. Today's guest is Doing all those things that you would soon regret
0:56.0	Today's guest is Meg Remy, also known by her musical moniker, U.S. Girls,
1:02.0	which recently released its seventh excellent album, Heavy Light.
1:07.0	I reached Meg at her home in Toronto.
1:10.0	You forgot to tell me. I reached Meg at her home in Toronto.
1:22.1	Hello?
1:24.0	Hi Meg. How are you?
1:25.7	I'm okay. How are you?
1:28.3	Good. How's your day going? Pretty good.
1:29.3	I've had a migraine, but other than that, it's been pleasant.
1:34.3	Do you get migraines often?
1:36.3	I don't.
1:37.3	It's actually, I've had like one for the past few days, so I think it's just weather-related here.
1:43.3	It's like it had been pretty warm and then now
1:46.7	it's been cold and kind of low clouds. And I know it's going to get real nice again. So I think
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