Tune-Yards sketchy.tv Web Series
Buy/Listen To sketchy: tuneyards.ffm.to/sketchy
Tune-Yards have announced an eclectic new web series, sketchy.tv, based on their critically acclaimed fifth studio album, sketchy. The 4-part series parallels sketchy. in its world of joy grounded by serious undertones. The series includes exclusive Tune-Yards content and performances from their studio, dubbed The Bot Cave, with each episode released on consecutive Thursdays, concluding on 29 July.
Thursday 8 July – Ep. 1 (hold yourself.) Produced by Merrill Garbus & Nate Brenner
Thursday 15 July – Ep. 2 (hypnotized) Produced by Tune-Yards and Dominic Mercurio
Thursday 22 July – Ep. 3 (my neighbor)
Thursday 29 July – Ep. 4 (be not afraid)
Praise For sketchy.
“By opening up melodically as well as rhythmically, Garbus and Brenner better reveal the big heart at the centre of Tune-Yards.” – MOJO ****
“Fizzing with a creative fire.” – Uncut
“Social conscience with feelgood entertainment.” – The Guardian ****
“Fluid and full of surprises.” – The Sunday Times
“A tried and true favorite.” – NPR All Songs Considered
“Surreal.” – Rolling Stone
“Among the group’s most liberated albums.”” – The New Yorker
“With singular and directed focus, the album addresses some of the most pressing social, cultural, and political concerns” – Exclaim!
“sketchy. takes the best, feral pulses from tUnE-yArDs’ DIY material and the richest sounds of later records in its doubling down on societal crises.” – NME ****
“Beyond the bright melodies and playful rhythms, she’s constantly challenging narratives, interrogating systems and piercing her own privilege.” – Loud And Quiet
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