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Review: Meghan Remy's unique skewed and maverick vision has already been chronicled on four albums to date, yet this debut for 4AD marks the point at which she genuinely comes into her own, delivering a collection of endlessly inventive baroque pop gems that are as spiky and strange as they are sweet and addictive. Flirting deliriously with genre and style throughout, 'Half Free' is as rough around the edges as it is brimming with freewheeling creativity and inspirational glee. Yet at its centre throughout is the muse of Remy herself, almost indecently potent in most any style she turns her attention to.

Review: Through her 'U.S. Girls' project, Toronto-based Meg Remy has released a consistently high quality run of albums that explore issues of femininity with a shaded and angular avant-pop sound. New record 'In A Poem Unlimited' sees Remy continue to explore identity politics, but in a comparatively warmer and more free sound as she collaborates with improvisational group The Cosmic Range. Structurally, the album enjoys an unpredictability of form that sprawls across skulking grunge, found sounds, crunching horn-sections and synth-driven industrial disco. Highlight track 'Incidental Boogie' exemplifies this binding of elements; the contrast of stomping, distorted with Remy's breathy and swaggering vocals is an intoxicating one. The breadth of Remy's palette makes this album an exhilarating listen, and - both as a vocalist and writer - Remy shines as an arresting and formidable talent.