{"product_id":"sketchy","title":"Sketchy","description":"\u003cp\u003eTune-Yards release their fifth studio album, Sketchy on 4AD.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTune-Yards’ last release \u003ci\u003eI can feel you creep into my private \u003c\/i\u003elife, 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 Riley's surrealist cinematic masterpiece \u003ci\u003eSorry To Bother You\u003c\/i\u003e. \"We had really been non-stop hustling,\" Merrill reflects. \"And when we're hustling, we're complicit in all of the systems that I really don't believe in.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInterrogating 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 \u003ci\u003eBeastie Boys Book\u003c\/i\u003e and Questlove’s \u003ci\u003eCreative Quest\u003c\/i\u003e, 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. \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. And together, I think, we can wake up.”\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"4AD","offers":[{"title":"Black | LP","offer_id":50465327022411,"sku":"1112935","price":24.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Blue | LP","offer_id":50465326170443,"sku":"1112936","price":24.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD","offer_id":50465326563659,"sku":"1112933","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/e8576ac8-7b52-470c-a4be-61bad3347bdd_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727286329","url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/products\/sketchy","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}