Music

Bizness by Tune-yards

Tom Jenkins | Friday 18 February, 2011 12:00

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Listening to Tune-Yards for the first time encourages post-first-kiss sensations: awkwardness, confusion; the feeling that your world has turned ever so slightly on its axis. Trying to pigeonhole California based Merrill Garbus’ sound is nigh on impossible – Sub-Saharan African rhythms, soulful horns, R ‘n’ B vocals…imagine Everything Everything, Dexy’s and Barrington Levy marooned in the Congolese bush, writing songs in exchange for food. A touch of Dirty Projectors perhaps?

As a pre-cursor to the release of second album Who Kill (out April 18th on 4AD), you can download a new track, ‘Bizness’, for free via the Tune-Yards website. Catch Merrill and band at the Scala, June 8th.

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