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tUnE-yArDs’ Merrill Garbus is no stranger to bombastic, twisted, cacophonous, brazen pop songs that explode out of the speakers. She is no stranger to odd flourishes that sound at first out of place and then perfectly correct. The first single from her upcoming album Nikki Nack, “Water Fountain”, fit all
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Roomful of Teeth is an intriguingly strange choral group whose debut, self-titled album adventurously expands what it means to make music in this genre. WATCH THE REVIEW
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New video from tUne-yArDs featuring a bunch of kids acting like Merrill Garbus and dancing in what seems to be a warehouse set up like a modern art show. The production was made in collaboration with The San Fransico Rock Project, which is a non-profit organization that helps educate children
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A live session of tUnE-yArDs performing “You Yes You,” which was shot by the good people at yourstru.ly. Before the song, frontwoman Merrill Garbus even goes into detail on the origins of the title w h o k i l l, and even talks about the album’s confrontational
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MP3 Solo artists Thao–of Get Down Stay Down fame–and Mirah released a nice little record on Kill Rock Stars this week. It’s filled with co-written songs built on strummed guitars and breezy vocals. The two of ’em actually brought on tUnE-yArDs to co-produce some of the material
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Tune-Yards’ sophomore LP, for some, will be a true exercise in patience. Merrill Garbus’ vocals can be a serious strain on the ears, and the amount of instrumentation she’s packed into this album borders on migraine-inducing. But all of this album’s quirks can easily become strengths on the
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I was never in love with tUnE-yArDs’ debut, but this track is really growing on me–of course, the miraculously directed video here helps the process. Thanks to Mimi Cave for that! But on the sound side of things, Merrill Garbus is bringing the project in a clearer direction that
