Bird-Brains
| Bird-Brains | ||||
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| Studio album by Tune-Yards | ||||
| Released | June 9, 2009 | |||
| Genre | Lo-fi | |||
| Length | 53:49 | |||
| Label | Marriage Records, 4AD | |||
| Tune-Yards chronology | ||||
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Bird-Brains (stylized as BiRd-BrAiNs[1]) is the debut album by lo-fi musician Tune-Yards. It was originally released as a Compact Cassette[2] on Marriage Records on June 9, 2009, and was re-released on August 17 by 4AD as a limited-edition pressing. It was released worldwide on November 16, 2009, with two bonus tracks.
The album was recorded almost exclusively by Garbus on a dictation machine and mixed with a shareware assembling program.[1] Speaking to Charlotte Richardson Andrews of The Guardian, she noted her instrumental limitations and how they led to a dependence on percussion: "I had no bass – literally, I didn't own one – so the drums had to be big."[3]
| Professional ratings | |
|---|---|
| Aggregate scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 79/100[4] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [5] |
| BBC | positive[6] |
| Robert Christgau | A[7] |
| Coke Machine Glow | 73%[8] |
| Drowned in Sound | (8/10)[9] |
| The Guardian | positive[10] |
| Pitchfork Media | (6.8/10)[1] |
| Popmatters | (7/10)[11] |
Track listing
All songs written and composed by Merrill Garbus.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "For You" | 1:50 |
| 2. | "Sunlight" | 3:47 |
| 3. | "Lions" | 4:59 |
| 4. | "Hatari" | 5:39 |
| 5. | "News" | 3:24 |
| 6. | "Jamaican" | 3:54 |
| 7. | "Jumping Jack" | 3:54 |
| 8. | "Little Tiger" | 4:59 |
| 9. | "Safety" | 4:37 |
| 10. | "Fiya" | 5:28 |
| 11. | "Synonynonym" | 3:50 |
| 12. | "Want Me To" (bonus track) | 4:24 |
| 13. | "Real Live Flesh" (bonus track) | 3:33 |
- The vinyl edition does not include the track "Synonynonym" and instead ends with "Fiya".
References
- 1 2 3 Richardson, Mark (April 3, 2009). "tUnE-yArDs: BiRd-BrAiNs". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved February 3, 2012.
- ↑ Sam & Matt (August 25, 2010). "Inside The Jukebox: Tune-Yards Q&A". The Wounded Jukebox. Retrieved May 9, 2012.
- ↑ Richardson Andrews, Charlotte (April 7, 2011). "Tune-Yards' Merrill Garbus on life after lo-fi". The Guardian (GMG). Retrieved May 9, 2012.
- ↑ Bird-Brains at Metacritic Retrieved February 3, 2012.
- ↑ Phares, Heather. Bird-Brains at AllMusic. Retrieved February 3, 2012.
- ↑ Ubaghs, Charles (November 19, 2009). "tUnE-YaRdS BiRd-BrAiNs Review". BBC. Retrieved February 3, 2012.
- ↑ Christgau, Robert (2009). "BiRd-BrAiNs review". Consumer Guide. Retrieved December 19, 2013.
- ↑ Marsh, Calum (September 21, 2009). "BiRd-BrAiNs review". Coke Machine Glow. Retrieved February 3, 2012.
- ↑ Ashurst, Hari (November 17, 2009). "Tune-Yards — BiRd-BrAiNs". Drowned in Sound. Retrieved February 3, 2012.
- ↑ Hann, Michael (November 12, 2009). "tUnE-YaRDs: BiRd-BrAiNs". The Guardian. Retrieved February 3, 2012.
- ↑ Fairell, Jer (August 20, 2009). "tUnE-YaRdS: BiRd-BrAiNs". Popmatters. Retrieved February 3, 2012.
External links
- Official website
- Tune-Yards at 4AD
- Bird-Brains at AllMusic
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