Tune-Yards - Release 'Hatari' this week; download Karn remix
03 November 09
4AD formally are releasing Bird-Brains, the debut album from Tune-Yards (the singular musical project of New England native Merrill Garbus), on November 16, 2009. The record has been a real word of mouth success in 2009, having been released on both cassette and vinyl earlier in the year.
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 produced 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.
The album ranges from the surreal to the sublime, with ‘Lions’ described by Pitchfork as “halfway between a singsong schoolyard rhyme and a graveyard blues” whilst ‘Jamaican’ could be the blueprint to a Timbaland-produced gem with it’s ricocheting drums pattern and intoxicating tape loops.
Speaking about Birds-Brains, Merrill comments:
“It is a patchwork of sound snippets, of history in a present tense. It is a composer’s commitment to the preservation of stories, however small and unassuming.”
Prior to the album’s release comes the limited 7” of album jam ‘Hatari’, which comes backed with the new track, ‘Hap-B’ and The Small Is Beautiful remix of ‘Hatari’, done by J’aime Tambeur of The Unicorns and Islands fame.
To celebrate the release of the single you can download a remix of 'Hatari' from Montreal beat maestro Karn by clicking and saving the file below.
PLAY: TUNE-YARDS - HATARI (KARN REMIX)
To purchase the 'Hatari' release click HERE to download and HERE to order.
Also available from today in the US only is a digital EP of extra Tune-Yards material entitled Bird Droppings, available HERE.
For more on Tune-Yards head to the official website.
