New Music: tUnE-YarDs – BiRD bRaiNs
posted ~ February 27th, 2009. Filed under: Music Reviews, Uncategorized.
This album has captured my full attention. tUnE-YarDs is a one piece from Montreal (I think) who is about to release one of those records that makes you say, “God damn, this is SO GOOD.” and when listening one can tell that there’s plenty more where that came from. The record is lo-fi at its finest. Crunk beats made from pots and pans, ukulele hooks and brilliant vocal melodies and harmonies. It comes off as a compilation of goof-around tracks made in her basement but there is clearly a lot of thought behind these tunes. Hints of reggaeton, barbershop and mainstream pop shine through on these recordings. This band is putting out a whopper of a first one and it seems promising that anything in the future will be golden. You can download the entire record on a donation basis from www.tuneyards.com until March 10th, when it’ll be released on vinyl through Marriage Records. Look for “News” on Tender Loving Empire’s compilation Friends and Friends of Friends Vol.2 (which is coming along quite nicely I might add).
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June 25th, 2009 at 1:15 pm
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May 15th, 2010 at 6:03 pm
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