Blog: PopWreck(oning)

While the tracks on Bird Brains are rough and unpolished, the album's simplicity, and diversity ( Stereogum has stated the album jumps "between blues, African tunes, shiny reggae-esque sprawls, and lo-fi folk") is charming. Merrill Garbus , aka tUnE-YaRdS , recorded Bird-Brains on a digital voice recorder and assembled it using shareware mixing software. One of the highlights on the album is "Sunlight." The track features loud drumming and faded backing instruments; tiny, cartoon voices connect the [...]