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Tune-YardsMP3 Download
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  • Original Release Date: April 18, 2011
  • Format - Music: MP3
  • Compatible with MP3 Players (including with iPod®), iTunes, Windows Media Player
 
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Play   1. My Country 3:40 $0.99 Buy Track  - My Country
Play   2. Es-so 3:29 $0.99 Buy Track  - Es-so
Play   3. Gangsta 3:58 $0.99 Buy Track  - Gangsta
Play   4. Powa 5:03 $0.99 Buy Track  - Powa
Play   5. Riotriot 4:13 $0.99 Buy Track  - Riotriot
Play   6. Bizness 4:23 $0.99 Buy Track  - Bizness
Play   7. Doorstep 4:16 $0.99 Buy Track  - Doorstep
Play   8. You Yes You 3:33 $0.99 Buy Track  - You Yes You
Play   9. Wooly Wolly Gong 6:07 $0.99 Buy Track  - Wooly Wolly Gong
Play 10. Killa 3:12 $0.99 Buy Track  - Killa
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30 of 32 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Intricate and satisfying music, April 29, 2011
This review is from: w h o k i l l (Audio CD)
I've been listening to this album for a couple of weeks (captured from a pre-release stream from NPR). At first it seemed jagged and a bit gimmicky (like the alternating caps in the band's name), but after more than a dozen listens, it all sounds like music and it all sounds authentic (not gimmicky), rich, and amazing, so I've ordered the CD through my local record store (sorry, Amazon). It has been fun as well to watch live performances on YouTube and see how Merrill and her combo construct the music on stage with a loop pedal, ukelele, and that incredible voice (not to mention some very tasty bass).

This music rewards repeated listening: I'm still hearing new things, and because the lyrics aren't always easy to hear, new snatches are still surfacing (not always pleasant when you finally understand the words). My favorite song for a long time was Powa, romantic and sexy with a great slow build; lately my favorite changes depending on the day (today it's the last track, Killa), and I think that is a sign of a great album.
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14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Earthly pleasure, April 22, 2011
This review is from: W H O K I L L (MP3 Download)
I'm pretty OCD when it comes to organizing my songs, but Tune-yards makes music that inspired me to create a new genre in iTunes called "music". As in, hard-to-classify, genre-busting, down-right *good* music. I guess I'd call it "Afro-electronic funk-alternative acoustic R&B world soul".

Merrill's voice has an incredibly unique tone, rich with expression. The instrumentation is for the most part minimalist, but is heavily supported by looped riffs of her fascinating vocalizations; just listen to a few seconds of 'Bizness' and you'll hear what I mean.

Favorite tracks are Gangsta, Powa, Bizness, but really the whole album is a well-worthwhile listen and purchase. (also, go check out "Bird-Brains". The track 'Sunlight' is gorgeous)
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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Great, but Flawed in its Entirety, September 9, 2011
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Alot of people find the album "WHO Kill" hard to review, and SIRIUS XMU kept getting feedback whether this was the real deal or not. For me, it was fresh and inovative, but with many new takes on genre-bending music, it's a hate it or love it kind of deal. This reviewer personally loves the approach and sound that the "Tune-Yards" are pumping out. What is the genre? Well that's what makes this album so great. A mix of Indie, Hip Hop, Skat, and whatever else you can lable them with. You'd think alot of the beats are produced on "Reason" or something, but all the videos I've seen of them in they've produce all organic beats. Exceptional!

This album is far from perfect, with many of the songs being okay but not as catchy as the four really great ones, the experimental sound can make or break it for the listener, in the end the four best songs on "Who Kill" make up for the rest of the album. The biggest hook line and sinker is definatly the "Bizness" which really shows off Merrill Garbus (YES IT'S A CHICK! DUH) vocal prowess. "Powa", "Doorstep", and "You Yes You" are the remaining greats while the others are just seminally okay.

Based on those few songs I'd give this album 5 stars, but the leftovers are hard to get into. This reviewer is really looking foreward to the next album and seeing what the "Tune-Yards" can really shell out. I believe we have something very important developing here. One last quip I'd have is that while the vocals are brought into a spectacular art-form by Merrill, they can fall short in the song-writing department, still this doesn't hold the "Tune-Yards" back from a thoroughly enjoyable listen.

7/10
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