TUNE-YARDS – Sketchy. – LP – Translucent Blue Vinyl

LABEL: 4AD

CAT NO: 4AD0309LPE

BARCODE: 0191400030930

Tracklisting:

1. Nowhere, Man
2. Make It Right.
3. Hypnotized
4. Homewrecker
5. Silence Pt. 1 (When We Say We)
6. Silence Pt. 2 (Who Is We?)
7. Hold Yourself.
8. Sometime
9. Under Your Lip
10. My Neighbor
11. Be Not Afraid.

TUNE-YARDS Sketchy.

LP Indies Only Limited Translucent Blue Vinyl

Tune-Yards release their fifth studio album, Sketchy on 4AD.

Tune-Yards last release I can feel you creep into my private life, was a self-reflexive question mark at the end of a decade of outspoken, polyphonic indie music. From 2009 to 2018, Tune-Yards (both Merrill and her partner and collaborator Nate Brenner) released four critically acclaimed albums, travelled the world relentlessly to play live shows, and composed the psychedelic score to Boots Rileys surrealist cinematic masterpiece Sorry To Bother You. We had really been non-stop hustling, Merrill reflects. And when were hustling, were complicit in all of the systems that I really dont believe in.

Interrogating these systems and her role within them had left Merrill feeling heavy with grief and lost about how to move forward. The duo pressed on, inspired by the Beastie Boys Book and Questloves Creative Quest, and began jamming daily for hours in their home rehearsal studio like athletes. They ditched computer screens for live instruments (Merrill on drums, Nate on bass) and before long full songs started to emerge.

Unlike the lyrical introspection of previous outing I can feel you, on sketchy. Merrill balances self-inspection and reflection with bombastic rallying cries, reminiscent of the furious tones of early days Tune-Yards. The result is a colourful and joyous record with lyrics that cut to the bone. I started remembering that people come to us to be entertained, to move, to feel joy. And together, I think, we can wake up.