TUNE-YARDS GIVE DYNAMIC PERFORMANCE OF ‘hold yourself.’ ON THE LATE SHOW WITH STEPHEN COLBERT
WATCH THE VIBRANT PERFORMANCE HERE
‘hold yourself.’ IS OFF sketchy., OUT MARCH 26 VIA 4AD – PRE-ORDER HERE
“a joyful hymn to self-doubt” – Pitchfork on ‘hold yourself.’
Last night, Tune-Yards gave a buoyant, invigorating performance of “hold yourself.” on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. ‘hold yourself.’ is off of their forthcoming album, sketchy. (3/26, 4AD) and hit #1 most added at AAA radio earlier this month. The duo of Merrill Garbus and Nate Brenner were joined by longtime drummer Hamir Atwal as well as a saxophonist and singers in the brightly chromatic setting that could be pulled directly from a child’s imagination. Beneath the layered sounds of ‘hold yourself.’ lies a clear-eyed moment of grief and simmering rage that builds from the song’s calming introduction to its explosive culmination.
Unlike the lyrical introspection of Tune-Yards’ last release, i can feel you creep into my private life, on sketchy. Merrill balances self-inspection and reflection with bombastic rallying cries, reminiscent of the furious tones of early days Tune-Yards. The result is a colorful and joyous record with lyrics that cut to the bone. “I started remembering that people come to us to be entertained, to move, to feel joy. And together, I think, we can wake up.”
sketchy. will be available digitally, and on CD, on yellow opaque, translucent blue and standard black vinyl on March 26, 2021. For pre-order information head to tuneyards.ffm.to/sketchy
sketchy. tracklisting
- nowhere, man
- make it right.
- hypnotized
- homewrecker
- silence pt. 1 (when we say “we”)
- silence pt. 2 (who is “we”?)
- hold yourself.
- sometime
- under your lip
- my neighbor
- be not afraid.
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