4AD will release the debut record from tUnE-yArDs, the singular musical
project of New England native Merrill Garbus, on August 18, 2009.
BiRd-BrAiNs will recieve a limited edition CD screen-printed
release, prior to a full release later in the year. You can
download or stream the album at the links above.
Sample an MP3 of the track "SUNLIGHT" here:
http://www.beggarsgroupusa.com/mp3/t...s_SUNLIGHT.mp3
Possessing an expansive sound that marries a coarse
folk ingenuity with the bold pop sensibility of an R&B siren,
BiRd-BrAiNs was assembled with a staunch DIY aesthetic.
Recording herself using a digital voice recorder and produced
using shareware mixing software, she was described by
Stereogum as “a self-contained Sublime Frequencies
compilation, jumping between blues, African tunes, shiny
reggae-esque sprawls, and lo-fi folk”, infusing the worldly
sonic palette of M.I.A. or post-punk pioneers The Raincoats.
Having played across the U.S. and taken SXSW and ATP by
storm, tUnE-yArDs will be touring the west coast this summer,
joining Micachu & The Shapes for a couple of dates, before
hitting Europe throughout September with Dirty Projectors.
The album ranges from the surreal to the sublime, with ‘Lions’
described by Pitchfork as “halfway between a singsong schoolyard
rhyme and a graveyard blues” whilst ‘Jamaican’ could be the
blueprint to a Timbaland-produced gem with it’s ricocheting drums
pattern and intoxicating tape loops.
Speaking about BiRd-BrAiNs, Merrill comments: “It is a
patchwork of sound snippets, of history in a present tense.
It is a composer’s commitment to the preservation of stories,
however small and unassuming.”
tUnE-yArDs tour dates (More to come!)
7/15 – Portland, OR – Holocene
7/16 – Olympia, WA – Northern
7/18 – Seattle, WA – Vera Project
7/19 – Anacortes, WA – What the Heck fest
7/20 – Los Angeles, CA – Echo w/ Micachu & The Shapes
7/21 – San Francisco, CA – Rickshaw Stop w/ Micachu & The Shapes
9/5 - Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall of Williamsburg w/ Phosphorescent
http://www.myspace.com/tuneyards
http://www.tune-yards.com/
project of New England native Merrill Garbus, on August 18, 2009.
BiRd-BrAiNs will recieve a limited edition CD screen-printed
release, prior to a full release later in the year. You can
download or stream the album at the links above.
Sample an MP3 of the track "SUNLIGHT" here:
http://www.beggarsgroupusa.com/mp3/t...s_SUNLIGHT.mp3
Possessing an expansive sound that marries a coarse
folk ingenuity with the bold pop sensibility of an R&B siren,
BiRd-BrAiNs was assembled with a staunch DIY aesthetic.
Recording herself using a digital voice recorder and produced
using shareware mixing software, she was described by
Stereogum as “a self-contained Sublime Frequencies
compilation, jumping between blues, African tunes, shiny
reggae-esque sprawls, and lo-fi folk”, infusing the worldly
sonic palette of M.I.A. or post-punk pioneers The Raincoats.
Having played across the U.S. and taken SXSW and ATP by
storm, tUnE-yArDs will be touring the west coast this summer,
joining Micachu & The Shapes for a couple of dates, before
hitting Europe throughout September with Dirty Projectors.
The album ranges from the surreal to the sublime, with ‘Lions’
described by Pitchfork as “halfway between a singsong schoolyard
rhyme and a graveyard blues” whilst ‘Jamaican’ could be the
blueprint to a Timbaland-produced gem with it’s ricocheting drums
pattern and intoxicating tape loops.
Speaking about BiRd-BrAiNs, Merrill comments: “It is a
patchwork of sound snippets, of history in a present tense.
It is a composer’s commitment to the preservation of stories,
however small and unassuming.”
tUnE-yArDs tour dates (More to come!)
7/15 – Portland, OR – Holocene
7/16 – Olympia, WA – Northern
7/18 – Seattle, WA – Vera Project
7/19 – Anacortes, WA – What the Heck fest
7/20 – Los Angeles, CA – Echo w/ Micachu & The Shapes
7/21 – San Francisco, CA – Rickshaw Stop w/ Micachu & The Shapes
9/5 - Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall of Williamsburg w/ Phosphorescent
http://www.myspace.com/tuneyards
http://www.tune-yards.com/
