Before delving into WHOKILL, i apologize for uploading the album onto our main page, and not into the folder. hopefully some magical internet gnome fixes that.
anyway
tUne-yArDs!
Its power, rocks me, inside, like a lullaby. Roughly quoted from "Powa", I believe this line conveys what an intoxicating and invigorating listen this album is. The rhythms, tone, and energy supplied by these tracks have made it a daily listen for me since I got the album. The passion and depth of her voice creates a wonderfully full and lush sound. Although the instrumentation is somewhat simple, the mix of percussion, horns, and her voice create more than enough for a listener to latch on. It was almost a shock to find out that this was a white woman from New England (thanks Wikipedia), and not a group traversing the world spreading some type of afro-infused jazz pop (sidenote: for the Portland show she had her face painted and had brightly colored feathers in her hair. I think you can get a pretty good grasp on her influences through all this). Although some might think that is a derisive statement, it is really a testament to the thought, soul and energy put into every song; its difficult to not be singing and humming along, or at least tapping your foot along with the beat.
Equally amazing is who tune-yards( i'm done with that random capitalization) is. They are two people (who by the assessment of my roommate, "are probably dating"): a bass player and a lead singer who plays the ukelele while creating tracks on a loop machine. Together they also do their own percussion with drumsticks and cleaned out vegetable cans (at least in the performance I saw). They sometimes add horn players and additional percussionists (thank you youtube), but the result is always the same: a tight, bouncy, and refreshing. I hope everyone can enjoy this album as much as I am. Enjoy! U-S-A!
2 comments:
I neglected to fully listen to this when it was first posted, but I just re-visited it and it is quite excellent. Rarely do I like a cd this much on the first listen. Dope selection, Dan.
Also - they were just recently added to the lineup at Outside Lands in San Fran in August. Tempting much?
I love the imagination and layers in her songs. Also, the vocals are so unique given the androgyny, yet they feel so soulful. I have the urge to compare her vocals to like a brad nowell/sublime feel.
I will say, "Powa" has so much powa it's hard to move on. It steals the show even though the other tracks have a lot to offer on their own. I don't think there's much you can do about that, besides maybe put it at the end of the cd?
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