Album: i can feel you creep into my private life
Artist: tUnE-YaRdS
Release Date: 2018 January 19
Favorite Tracks:
- ABC 123
- Colonizer
- Home
Thoughts:
tUnE-YaRdS, once Merrill Garbus’ musical project is now officially a duo including bassist and co-songwriter Nate Brenner. Like earlier recordings, i can feel you creep into my private life is heavy on samples, loops, and beats with even more emphasis a club dance music sound. Always a political group, tUnE-YaRdS sees the personal is political as the lyrics examine racism, white privilege, and cultural appropriation (apropos to white people who use African, Latin, and Native American rhythms in their music). The message can be heavy handed at time and fails to truly transcend the way the music does.
Rating: ***1/2
