The lead track from Tune-Yard’s brand new album I can feel you creep into my private life, “Heart Attack” lays out the sonic profile and thematic discourse Merrill Garbus will explore along all 12 songs. With her signature magnetic power, Garbus sings, yelps and belts over layered instrumentation and into self-reflective territory. It’s quite the wild ride.
With decades of soul behind a voice that first reached the radio in 1950, Mavis Staples’ latest single Action—penned by the potent rocker Merrill Garbus of Tune-Yards—manages to be relevant, informed and beautiful. Off her forthcoming album Livin’ on a High Note, which sees the icon collaborating with some of indie music’s top talent, the track aims to inspire bravery but invokes plenty of fun …
A good music video entertains, but a great music video contributes to the value of the track. Artist Sarah Pupo’s vision for tUnE-yArD’s latest single, “Rocking Chair” (off 2014’s Nikki Nack) delivers all of the above. There’s a vibrant, hand-cut DIY aesthetic that matches the vocal dynamics of lead singer Merrill Garbus. Images flit back and forth, up and down, guided only by color and …
