Tune-Yards
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Singer-songwriter Merrill Garbus began performing under the Tune-Yards (often stylized as tUnE-yArDs) moniker around 2006. Armed with just a digital voice recorded and a ukulele, she was the sole architect of the projectâs debut album Bird-Brains (2009), whose quirky, lo-fi indie folk stylings captivated media and audiences alike. Released via Portland-based label Marriage Records, the full-lengthâs success helped build the buzz around Merrill Garbusâ work, catching the attention of 4AD Records, who re-released the album later that year. In 2011, she recruited bassist Nate Brenner and the pair headed to the studio to record Whokill, a more polished-sounding album that became their first charting release, peaking at Number 19 on Billboardâs Alternative Airplay. Both singles from the album, âBiznessâ and âGangstaâ made it to several Best of the Year lists and were extensively featured in numerous TV series. Inspired by a trip to Haiti, Garbus and Brenner associated with producers John Hill and Malay for the eclectic Nikki Nack (2014), which reached Number 4 on Billboardâs Independent Albums chart. They drew inspiration from electronic music for their next release, 2018âs I Can Feel You Creep Into My Private Life and scored the soundtrack for Boots Rileyâs 2019 film Sorry to Bother You. Preceded by the Top 40 single âHold Yourself,â a fifth LP titled Sketchy saw the light in 2021. Better Dreaming, the sixth album from Merrill Garbus and Nate Brenner, was released in May 2025 and featured a cameo from the husband and wife duo's three-year-old on âLimelight."
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- Mango by Tune-Yards
- Careless Love
- Warrior Woman by Tune-Yards
- Lady featuring Questlove
- How Long? featuring Tune-Yards
- Lady featuring Angelique Kidjo
- I've Been Searching by Tune-Yards
- Trouble Sleep Yanga Wake Am featuring Tune-Yards
- How Long? by Tune-Yards
- BIG TINGS by Tune-Yards
