Tune Yard’s latest album I can feel you creep into my private life is best described as a socially conscious album. Singer-songwriter Merrill Garbus sings about the happenings in the United States from police violence and racism, to sexual harassers, the government and most surprisingly her “whiteness.”
“Civil rights … Climate change … The Haitian rice market … Gentrification … Armed robberies … Our complete exploitation of the developing world” – Merrill Garbus
Here are some lyrical excerpts to give you a glimpse into the depth of the album.
ABC 123
But all I know is white centrality
My country served me horror coke
My natural freedom up in smoke
My pre-polluted fetus lead us
Into the obscene, I mean
Coast-to-Coast
I know your language, but I wish it were silence
The seeds are sown in all the small acts of violence
I was just so tired, too tired to say a thing
Kept my head down, eyes closed, and let freedom ring
We let freedom ring
But whose freedom?
Colonizer
I use my white woman’s voice to tell stories of travels with African men
I use my white woman’s voice to tell stories of travels with African men
I comb my white woman’s hair with a comb made especially, generally for me
I use my white woman’s voice to tell stories, stories
Colonizer
Colonizer
Colonizer
Sonically, Garbus’s music draws from an eclectic variety of sources and utilizes elements such as loop pedals, ukulele, vocals, lo-fi percussion, and electric bass played by Nate Brenner. I can feel you creep into my private life is a refreshing mix of experimental sounds.
