After drowning myself in Atlas Sounds’ ‘Logos’ for the past few weeks, the discovery of Tune-Yards was the perfect experimental elixir to divert my attention. Like Bradford Cox, Tune-Yards, is a solo project comprised singularly of New England native Merrill Garbus. Her debut album, Bird Brains (note: this is the second Bird Brains entitled album to be featured on the OCMD in a week! hmmm.), released on vinyl by 4AD Records earlier this year. Recorded on a digital voice recorder and assembled using shareware mixing software, she’s produced an impressive DIY album infusing intoxicating drum patterns and tape loops with a worldly vocal rhythm reminiscent of M.I.A.
“Want Me To” is a track from the recently released ‘Bird Droppings’ digital EP.
I love Tune-yards and it’s great getting one of their songs in my head.
This Tune-Yards song is AMAZING! Thanks for sharing. Your blog is fantastic.
“…with a worldly vocal rhythm reminiscent of M.I.A….”
This is the worst, “straight-from-the-press-release,” inaccurate, awful comparison I’ve ever heard. I like Tune-Yards, and have heard M.I.A., and must implicitly state how lazy and unbecoming that comparison is.
Next time you are going to hit “publish,” please reconsider.
Wow, my first flame comment. Thanks for busting my cherry!