Marc Riley - 15/09/2009

Tonight's live band is tUnE-yArDs all the way from New England in the US of A. It is the singular musical project of New England native Merrill Garbus. Booked on the recommendation of Mike in our office!! He can spot a good 'un and no mistake.4AD will released BiRd-BrAiNs on August 18, 2009.BiRd-BrAiNs was assembled with a staunch DIY aesthetic. Recording herself using a digital voice recorder and produced using shareware mixing software, she was described by Stereogum as "a self-contained Sublime Frequencies compilation, jumping between blues, African tunes, shiny reggae-esque sprawls, and lo-fi folk", infusing the worldly sonic palette of M.I.A. or post-punk pioneers The Raincoats.Having played across the U.S. and taken SXSW and ATP by storm, tUnE-yArDs will be touring Europe throughout September with Dirty Projectors. Speaking about BiRd-BrAiNs, Merrill comments: "It is a patchwork of sound snippets, of history in a present tense. It is a composer's commitment to the preservation of stories, however small and unassuming.".