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tUnE-yArDs - "Real Thing"
New TracksCommenttUnE-yArDs drops visuals for the track "Real Thing," which features loads of imagery dealing with being "real." It's a cool concept, and executed well. The color scheme of the video is especially pleasing, and gets incredibly vibrant toward the very end. Props to Tom Jobbins on the direction here, and check out Nikki Nack if you haven't already.
tUnE-yArDs - KEXP Session
Videos, New TracksCommentMerrill Garbus' tUnE-yArDs project just released one of the best records of the year so far in Nikki Nack. And now, to our glorious benefit, she has done a KEXP session. The video includes four of the best songs on the record, including "Water Fountain" and "Real Thing", and finds Merrill and bassist Nate Brenner accompanied by passionate backup singers and percussionists. It's a little different than the extremely loop-centric one- or two-person performances Garbus was once known for. But it's nonetheless a gleaming delight to see the group perform these weird, catchy, sunny pop songs in the KEXP studio.
Watch it above, and if you haven't listened to Nikki Nack yet, go do that, ya weirdo.
tUnE-yArDs- "My Country"
VideosCommentNew video from tUne-yArDs featuring a bunch of kids acting like Merrill Garbus and dancing in what seems to be a warehouse set up like a modern art show. The production was made in collaboration with The San Fransico Rock Project, which is a non-profit organization that helps educate children about music. They have a kickstarter campaign in support of this, check it out here.
The video itself is a lot of fun and it is obvious that the kids involved were really into it, as their excitement is what makes the visuals effective. There is a great amount of camera movement and quick cutting keeping the pace of video brisk and always interesting while matching up perfectly with the song.