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BiRd-BrAiNs

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BiRd-BrAiNs
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Length
13 tracks, 53:53
Release Date
16 November 2009
Released on June 9th 2009, Bird-Brains is Merrill Garbus' debut album under the moniker "tUnE-yArDs". It was self-released by Garbus and was recorded using only a handheld voice recorder and mixed through "Audacity", a free open source program. The album incorporates many different musical sounds including jazz, hip-hop, rock and electronic and is heavily influenced by African and world music as Garbus travelled around the world prior to the record to collect differing musical sounds. Garbus also makes heavy use of the ukelele as the lead instrument, as wel… read more
Released on June 9th 2009, Bird-Brains is Merrill Garbus' debut album under the moniker "tUnE-yArDs". It was self-released by Garbus a… read more
Released on June 9th 2009, Bird-Brains is Merrill Garbus' debut album under the moniker "tUnE-yArDs". It was self-released by Garbus and was recorded using only a handheld… read more

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1 Play track For You
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 1:50 54,656 listeners
2 Play track Sunlight
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 3:47 67,012 listeners
3 Play track Lions
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 5:00 36,876 listeners
4 Play track Hatari
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 5:39 42,125 listeners
5 Play track News
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6 Play track Jamaican
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7 Play track Jumping Jack
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8 Play track Little Tiger
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9 Play track Safety
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10 Play track Fiya
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11 Play track Synonynonym
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12 Play track Want Me To
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13 Play track Real Live Flesh
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Tune-Yards (sometimes stylized as tUnE-yArDs) is the American, Oakland, California-based music project of musician Merrill Garbus, with long-time collaborator, bassist Nate Brenner. Garbus’s music draws from an eclectic variety of sources and utilizes elements such as loop pedals, ukulele, vocals, and lo-fi percussion. Tune-Yards’ 2011 album Whokill was ranked the number one album of that year in The Village Voice's annual Pazz and Jop critic's poll. Their debut album BiRd-BrAiNs was first released on limited edition vinyl and cassette in June 2009, via the Portland-based … read more
Tune-Yards (sometimes stylized as tUnE-yArDs) is the American, Oakland, California-based music project of musician Merrill Garbus, with long-time collaborator, bassist Nate Brenner. Garbus’… read more
Tune-Yards (sometimes stylized as tUnE-yArDs) is the American, Oakland, California-based music project of musician Merrill Garbus, with long-time collaborator, bassist Nate Brenner. Garbus’s music draws from an eclectic variety of sour… read more

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