Tune-Yards
Biography
TUnE-yArDs is the lo-fi experimental folk project of Merrill Garbus, also of the noisy indie pop band Sister Suvi. A truly solo project, Garbus began writing and performing under the tUnE-yArDs moniker in 2006. She assembled songs with a digital voice recorder and shareware mixing software, making a homespun patchwork of found sounds, field recordings, ukulele, unusual percussion, and her surprisingly soulful vocals. It took Garbus two years to piece her debut album, Bird-Brains, together, then she offered it as a pay-what-you-want download on the tUnE-yArDs website. Thanks to frequent touring with artists like Thao and positive buzz from music blogs, Garbus sold over $1,000 worth of copies of the album. In spring 2009, Marriage Records released the album on vinyl; that summer 4AD reissued it in a special screen-printed version limited to 1,000 copies before releasing a widely distributed CD version of Bird-Brains that fall, coinciding with a tour opening for the Dirty Projectors. For 2011's W H O K I L L, Garbus added bassist Nate Brenner to the fold and ventured into a professional studio for a more polished but still wide-ranging sound.
Top Albums |
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2. Whokill
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3. Bird-Brains
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4. Bird-Droppin..
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5. Gangsta - EP
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6. Gangsta (Rem..
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7. Real Live Fl..
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8. Bizness - Si..
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9. En Memoria (..
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10. Lady - Singl..
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Top Songs |
| Name | Album | Time | Price | |
| 1. | We're All Water | Tune-Yards As Yoko - Single | 4:27 | $1.29 | |
| 2. | Bizness | Whokill | 4:23 | $0.99 | |
| 3. | Gangsta | Whokill | 3:58 | $0.99 | |
| 4. | Powa | Whokill | 5:03 | $0.99 | |
| 5. | Warrior Woman (Tune-Yards Remix) | Tune-Yards As Yoko - Single | 2:38 | $1.29 | |
| 6. | My Country | Whokill | 3:40 | $0.99 | |
| 7. | Lady | Lady - Single | 5:15 | $1.29 | |
| 8. | Gangsta (Acapella) | Gangsta (Remixes) - EP | 3:26 | $0.99 | |
| 9. | Gangsta (Instrumental) | Gangsta (Remixes) - EP | 3:59 | $0.99 | |
| 10. | Gangsta (Cut Chemist Remix) | Gangsta (Remixes) - EP | 4:11 | $0.99 | |
| 11. | Gangsta (Ad Rock Remix) | Gangsta (Remixes) - EP | 3:47 | $0.99 | |
| 12. | Gangsta | Gangsta (Remixes) - EP | 3:57 | $0.99 | |
| 13. | Gangsta (Acapella) | Gangsta - EP | 3:26 | $0.99 | |
| 14. | Gangsta (Instrumental) | Gangsta - EP | 3:59 | $0.99 | |
| 15. | Gangsta (Cut Chemist Remix) | Gangsta - EP | 4:11 | $0.99 | |
| 16. | Gangsta (Ad Rock Remix) | Gangsta - EP | 3:47 | $0.99 | |
| 17. | Gangsta | Gangsta - EP | 3:57 | $0.99 | |
| 18. | Killa | Whokill | 3:12 | $0.99 | |
| 19. | Wooly Wolly Gong | Whokill | 6:06 | $0.99 | |
| 20. | You Yes You | Whokill | 3:33 | $0.99 | |
| 21. | Doorstep | Whokill | 4:16 | $0.99 | |
| 22. | Riotriot | Whokill | 4:13 | $0.99 | |
| 23. | Es-So | Whokill | 3:29 | $0.99 | |
| 24. | Bizness | Bizness - Single | 4:23 | $0.99 | |
| 25. | Youth | Real Live Flesh - Single | 4:45 | $0.99 | |
Top Music Videos |
1. Bizness
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2. My Country
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3. Gangsta
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