tUnE-yArDs

Beginning as the lo-fi experimental folk project of Merrill Garbus, tUnE-yArDs fuses indie-pop and global elements into uniquely vibrant music. Garbus began writing and performing under the tUnE-yArDs moniker in 2006, using a digital voice recorder and shareware mixing software to assemble her patchwork of found sounds, field recordings, ukulele, unusual percussion, and soulful vocals. It took Garbus two years to craft her debut album, Bird-Brains, which she offered as a pay-what-you-want download on the tUnE-yArDs website. Thanks to frequent touring with artists like Thao and...