Tune-yards Commence Uktour This Week

4AD artist Tune Yards launch short UK tour to promote new album 'Bird Brains'.

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Date published: 8th Feb 2010

tUnE-yArDs is the singular musical project of New England native Merrill Garbus. 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 assembled 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.