Discovering Tune-Yards
I am momentarily obsessed with Tune-Yards and Merrill Garbus. Last album, whokill, came out mid-2011 but I'm only getting into it now. I like the concept of musicians who present projects rather than themselves as individual artists (see Trent Reznor/NIN). Perhpas a viable path for musicians who don't want to be a product that competes with, overshadows, or undermines their music. Anyway, Garbus has the kind of fearlessness I see and admire in Bjork. They take chances and I like the raw vibe of their vocals. Here is a great live Tune-Yards performance where she is looping her own voice.
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by Hayley Thompson
