A gentler version of US Girls.
Scratch it It is the ninth album of Meg Remyreleased on June 20 and which was recorded and arranged in just 10 days by renowned musicians such as Jack Lawrence, Donoho Dome, Charlie McCoy, Dillon Watson and Tina Norwood.
The album works in a simple way, now most of the tracks are more personal than political experiences on the part of megwith musical overtones of country, soul, disco and, above all, ballads, which is what prevails most over the aforementioned genres. Replacing digital production with 2-inch tapes with minimal recording and mixing.
The moment always comes for a band with a long history where they decide to return to the traditional and here it is more than noticeable from the production to the visual, we can perceive from the beginning how there is an inspiration in the 60s, especially in one of the most valuable pieces of the album: “Bookends”a 12-minute act where time changes as one infiltrates the poetry of meg. The length of this song is not an exaggeration since it is a tribute to the friend of Meg, Riley Gale who was the leader of the band Power Trip. The video with a high production quality by Caity Arthuris a black and white short film with a 60s vibe that, in the second half, goes wild with visual effects and at the same time when the song accelerates, all of this is a story about death, as one of the sure things in life, concretizing it as an experience with various nuances and forms.
You have to listen to this album carefully, there are pieces that complement the album such as “Like James Said” with an electronic movement that takes us back to the sound with which we best identify US Girls. meg She has always been sure of her ideas and does not hesitate to express them. If we want to get closer to the essence of the artist, this album is the most recommended because, even in “Dear Patti”, we can find a close experience that the singer lived Patti Smithwhom meg admire.
If we start to differentiate Scratch it With previous albums, this last one would perhaps fall short in terms of how much it can move the audience if they are demanding and yes, probably, it is short in terms of vocalization and melody but it is not fair to “beat the cat up”. The album has its own brand, very detailed on purpose although it may not seem like it, even when the recording was completed in a period of days, there are memorable albums that were made in less time. What must be highlighted here is, mainly, the instinctive audacity that characterizes Meg, who has never wanted to be in the spotlight like highly popular artists, she always chooses to be genuine and sincere in her creations.
