Search

tUnE-yArDs announces new album, shares megamix of every track

Post Author:
tune yards

Merrill Garbus, who is celebrating her birthday today (Happy birthday, Merrill!), announced that she'll be releasing her third album in May, the playfully formatted Nikki Nack. After some time off, during which Garbus produced an enlightening essay on rhythm in Haiti for The Talkhouse, Garbus is back with her first record since 2011's w h o k i l l.

Nikki Nack will release through 4AD on May 6. Garbus will support the record in a short tour that begins in Los Angeles, dates for which are below. For a taste of what is to come, stream a megamix of the record's songs below.

May
05 Los Angeles, CA – Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever
07 Brooklyn, NY – Rough Trade
12 London, England – Village Underground
14 Berlin, Germany – Berghain
15 Hamburg, Germany – Nochtspeicher
16 Brussels, Belgium – Les Nuits-Cirque Royal
18 Amsterdam, Netherlands – Bitterzoet
19 Paris, France – Cafe de La Danse
23 Bend, OR – Les Schwab Ampitheater *
25 George, WA – Sasquatch Festival
June
01 Houston, TX – Free Press Summerfest
19 Toronto, Ontario – NXNE, Massey Hall
21 Dover, DE – Firefly Festival
July
19 Chicago, IL – Pitchfork Music Festival

* with The National