Through an episode of a music podcast called “Sound Opinions,” I discovered my new favorite band! Tuneyards have a sound that just makes me want to move – it is very upbeat with interesting rhythms and repetitive lyrics that are pertinent to the current political era.

The song that has been an ear worm since I first heard it is called Heart Attack. I was sucked in right from the start with the loud and interesting timbre of singing.

https://youtu.be/GDAkI6Gkb08

The song whose lyrics made me think the most is called ABC 123:

“I ask myself what should I do ?

But all I know is white centrality

My country served me horror coke

My natural freedom up in smoke”

“I called you up because we had a great connection

You couldn’t hear me cause of NSA protection

But we’ll unite before the very next election

No abstentions, vote the ABCS”

https://youtu.be/3zovBVmDVy4

An article from The Guardian said Merrill Garbus (the main singer) “wrestles thorny issues of race, privilege and platform on her fourth.”

Another song called Now as then:

” don’t trust me

that I won’t take all the money and run.

I’m just a shelf of myself

I might just take all the money.

I don’t wanna be a woman if it 

means not being human.

I know then as now

I know I’m not to be trusted”

Here is a video of the band members, Merrill Garbus and Nate Brenner, creating the album “I can feel you creep into my private life”, which I found interesting.

I have only listened to their newest album so far, but I think this band is fantastic and revolutionary with some of the sounds created with synthesizers and effects!