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 |
![Tune-Yards As Yoko - Single, Tune-Yards](http://a1.mzstatic.com/us/r30/Music/v4/32/f4/02/32f402d2-81d0-ed90-ccd2-2091d62f0154/YokoTuneYardsitunes.100x100-75.jpg) 1. Tune-Yards A..
![](../../buyinitunes2.png) | ![Whokill, Tune-Yards](http://a1.mzstatic.com/us/r1000/022/Music/5f/61/2b/mzi.anhqvubj.100x100-75.jpg) 2. Whokill
![](../../buyinitunes2.png) | ![Bird-Brains, Tune-Yards](http://a2.mzstatic.com/us/r30/Music/c2/c7/89/mzi.mqjkrban.100x100-75.jpg) 3. Bird-Brains
![](../../buyinitunes2.png) | ![Bird-Droppings - EP, Tune-Yards](http://a5.mzstatic.com/us/r1000/022/Music/16/88/b1/mzi.sbzuiyee.100x100-75.jpg) 4. Bird-Droppin..
![](../../buyinitunes2.png) | ![Gangsta - EP, Tune-Yards](http://a2.mzstatic.com/us/r1000/060/Music/58/65/7a/mzi.oditwxbv.100x100-75.jpg) 5. Gangsta - EP
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![Gangsta (Remixes) - EP, Tune-Yards](http://a3.mzstatic.com/us/r1000/116/Music/58/65/7a/mzi.xogyuqvm.100x100-75.jpg) 6. Gangsta (Rem..
![](../../buyinitunes2.png) | ![Real Live Flesh - Single, Tune-Yards](http://a3.mzstatic.com/us/r1000/008/Music/b2/81/ad/mzi.vwjfojlv.100x100-75.jpg) 7. Real Live Fl..
![](../../buyinitunes2.png) | ![Bizness - Single, Tune-Yards](http://a2.mzstatic.com/us/r1000/059/Music/c4/c0/a0/mzi.kxxjydsh.100x100-75.jpg) 8. Bizness - Si..
![](../../buyinitunes2.png) | ![En Memoria (feat. Tune-Yards) - Single, Elephant & Castle](http://a3.mzstatic.com/us/r1000/069/Music/70/85/2c/mzi.gfzgvsna.100x100-75.jpg) 9. En Memoria (..
![](../../buyinitunes2.png) | ![Lady - Single, Ahmir "?uestlove" Thompson](http://a1.mzstatic.com/us/r30/Music/v4/41/6f/85/416f8556-08e3-82ca-30cc-f1bfb5589c03/Cover.100x100-75.jpg) 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 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
2. | Bizness | Whokill | 4:23 | $0.99 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
3. | Gangsta | Whokill | 3:58 | $0.99 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
4. | Powa | Whokill | 5:03 | $0.99 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
5. | Warrior Woman (Tune-Yards Remix) | Tune-Yards As Yoko - Single | 2:38 | $1.29 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
6. | My Country | Whokill | 3:40 | $0.99 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
7. | Lady | Lady - Single | 5:15 | $1.29 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
8. | Gangsta (Acapella) | Gangsta (Remixes) - EP | 3:26 | $0.99 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
9. | Gangsta (Instrumental) | Gangsta (Remixes) - EP | 3:59 | $0.99 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
10. | Gangsta (Cut Chemist Remix) | Gangsta (Remixes) - EP | 4:11 | $0.99 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
11. | Gangsta (Ad Rock Remix) | Gangsta (Remixes) - EP | 3:47 | $0.99 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
12. | Gangsta | Gangsta (Remixes) - EP | 3:57 | $0.99 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
13. | Gangsta (Acapella) | Gangsta - EP | 3:26 | $0.99 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
14. | Gangsta (Instrumental) | Gangsta - EP | 3:59 | $0.99 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
15. | Gangsta (Cut Chemist Remix) | Gangsta - EP | 4:11 | $0.99 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
16. | Gangsta (Ad Rock Remix) | Gangsta - EP | 3:47 | $0.99 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
17. | Gangsta | Gangsta - EP | 3:57 | $0.99 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
18. | Killa | Whokill | 3:12 | $0.99 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
19. | Wooly Wolly Gong | Whokill | 6:06 | $0.99 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
20. | You Yes You | Whokill | 3:33 | $0.99 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
21. | Doorstep | Whokill | 4:16 | $0.99 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
22. | Riotriot | Whokill | 4:13 | $0.99 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
23. | Es-So | Whokill | 3:29 | $0.99 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
24. | Bizness | Bizness - Single | 4:23 | $0.99 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
25. | Youth | Real Live Flesh - Single | 4:45 | $0.99 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
Top Music Videos |
![Bizness, Tune-Yards](http://a1.mzstatic.com/us/r1000/042/Video/62/db/ac/mzi.thelfypc.100x100-75.jpg) 1. Bizness
![](../../buyinitunes2.png) | ![My Country, Tune-Yards](http://a1.mzstatic.com/us/r1000/106/Video/v4/a8/ea/40/a8ea40a4-30e3-0b7b-eaea-a95d05a8702b/cover.100x100-75.jpg) 2. My Country
![](../../buyinitunes2.png) | ![Gangsta, Tune-Yards](http://a4.mzstatic.com/us/r1000/117/Video/4a/c2/5b/mzi.tnhixldp.100x100-75.jpg) 3. Gangsta
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