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Alongside the record, she also started to build quite a reputation for her live performances.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eUsing loop pedals, two mics, a snare drum, a ukelele, her distinctive voice (she's spent time teaching singing in Kenya) and crucially, a second band member, Nate Brenner on bass.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe album, \u003cem\u003ew h o k i l l\u003c\/em\u003e, marks a time when everything came together into one cohesive whole. 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They ditched computer screens for live instruments (Merrill on drums, Nate on bass) and before long full songs started to emerge. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnlike the lyrical introspection of previous outing \u003ci\u003eI can feel you...\u003c\/i\u003e, on \u003ci\u003esketchy. \u003c\/i\u003eMerrill 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. 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A record that could only have been made by its creator, at heart it's heavy yet still  retains a sense of fun. This is explained in part by experiences in between records - like a life-affirming trip to Haiti (which she wrote extensively about for the online magazine written by the artists themselves, The Talkhouse) and her finally catching up with 80s kid's TV programme Pee Wee's Playhouse some 25 years since first broadcast - proving influential during the songwriting process. Her upbringing was also at the forefront of her mind in this period, shown by her subtle use of the traditional American music her parents raised her on to help colour her new creation (her dad's old fiddle too makes an appearance). Experimentation is still key for tUnE-yArDs. Where the loop pedal and the saxophone were main components of the first and second record respectively, it's the drum that takes centre stage here, augmented by greater use of synth and Nate's growing prowess as a bassist. 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The album showcases some of their most effortlessly groove-filled music in their career.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; color: rgb(96, 96, 96); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.5px; text-align: left; caret-color: rgb(96, 96, 96); font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;\"\u003eDistraction, depression, and heartbreak reign supreme in 2025. “Making art in this day and age for me is a battle for focus; we’re in an age of interruption,” says Garbus of Tune-Yards’ sixth album \u003cem\u003eBetter Dreaming\u003c\/em\u003e. Proudly waving an anti-fascist, liberation, freak flag, \u003cem\u003eBetter Dreaming\u003c\/em\u003e contains some of Tune-Yards smoothest, funkiest, and most direct pop music to date, and yes, you can dance to it. And when you do dance to it, be prepared to sweat out something that’s been long stuck inside, and pretty deep down.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; color: rgb(96, 96, 96); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.5px; text-align: left; caret-color: rgb(96, 96, 96); font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;\"\u003eThe songs of \u003cem\u003eBetter Dreaming\u003c\/em\u003e came to Garbus and Brenner with unusual ease. They asked themselves what would happen if they simply let the songs come out, following any trail they wished - first thought, best thought style. There was a strong desire to move, to make music that would enter the ear and immediately loosen up the joints, get the whole body wiggling. After covid-isolation, and time away from touring and live shows, the desire to be moved by music was undeniable. The insane experience of growing an actual human being influenced this as well.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; color: rgb(96, 96, 96); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.5px; text-align: left; caret-color: rgb(96, 96, 96); font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;\"\u003eThe rhythms throughout the record carry a certain freshness, with deep pockets full of subtle idiosyncrasies that stem from Tune-Yards’ return to making an album primarily as a duo. All but one of these songs are built around Garbus’ drum looping and rhythm building, as they were on some of the early albums like Bird-Brains and W H O K I L L – no full kit drummer here, and the songs love it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; color: rgb(96, 96, 96); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.5px; text-align: left; caret-color: rgb(96, 96, 96); font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eBetter Dreaming\u003c\/em\u003e is ferocious in its invocation of self-love, of collective action, of dance floor liberation, ego-death deliverance, and a future we could all thrive in. When diving into the present darkness of the world, Tune-Yards asks themselves how much literal energy and joy can be conjured and pumped through the music. In its life-affirming art-pop of the apocalypse, \u003cem\u003eBetter Dreaming\u003c\/em\u003e comes true.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"4AD","offers":[{"title":"LP - Blue","offer_id":51378189992267,"sku":"R5301-5958","price":23.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"LP - Black","offer_id":51378189959499,"sku":"R5301-7457","price":23.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD","offer_id":51378189926731,"sku":"R5301-6243","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/7a66ad4a-8aa6-58da-d45f-505dfd455bab.jpg?v=1741023813"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/collections\/test_ac00ce5e_thumbnail_4096_0704eb35-7a69-4edd-b7d7-f530279d9f7c.jpg?v=1726649492","url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/collections\/tune-yards.oembed","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}