Tune-Yards’ New Album ‘sketchy.’ Released Today
Tune-Yards
New Album sketchy. Released Today
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Praise For sketchy.“Bubbling over with inventiveness.” – The Arts Desk ****“Vibrant, engaged and self-aware.” – FT ****“Social conscience with feel-good entertainment.” – The Guardian ****“With every listen the melodies and heartfelt lyrics reveal this as something special.” – The Sun ****“sketchy. takes the best, feral pulses from Tune-Yards’ DIY material and the richest sounds of later records in its doubling down on societal crises.” – NME ****“Downright soulful and turn-your-stereo-up-loud brilliant.” – Hi-Fi Choice *****“By opening up melodically as well as rhythmically, Garbus and Brenner better reveal the big heart at the centre of Tune-Yards.” – MOJO ****“Fizzing with a creative fire.” – Uncut“Fluid and full of surprises.” – The Sunday Times“11 tracks of technicolour indie pop.” – DIY ****“Some of the most intriguing, eclectic, and thought-provoking music in the world of indie.” – Stereogum“Rhythmic, eccentric pop.” – Brooklyn Vegan
Today, Tune-Yards release their fifth studio album, sketchy. The 11-track record balances self-inspection and reflection with bombastic rallying cries, reminiscent of the furious tones of early days Tune-Yards. The result is a colorful and joyous record with lyrics that cut to the bone. Merrill Garbus says of the album, “I started remembering that people come to us to be entertained, to move, to feel joy. And together, I think, we can wake up.”
The album features previously released singles ‘nowhere, man’, ‘hold yourself.’ and ‘hypnotized’. The latter two of which were performed on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and Jimmy Kimmel Live! respectively marking a visual representation of the depths of the album; ‘hold yourself.’ was a vibrant, buoyant performance while the band crafted a moving and remarkable performance of ‘hypnotized’ that channelled Merrill’s puppeteer past.
sketchy. is available on yellow opaque, translucent blue and standard black vinyl, as well as CD and digitally. For more information head to tuneyards.ffm.to/sketchy
WATCH: ‘hypnotized’ HERE
WATCH: ‘hold yourself.’ HERE
WATCH: ‘nowhere, man’ HERE
Tune-Yards photographed by Pooneh Ghana
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