The unstoppable Merrill Garbus brings the fiesta.
tUnE-yArDs returns in May with her third album, Nikki Nack, released by 4AD, and today she unveils the first single, ‘Water Fountain’.
Bearing the hallmarks of Garbus’ unique style – urchin-meets-angel vocals, DIY percussion, elastic basslines – the track also sees the U.S. artist incorporating more electronic sounds, with buzzing synth lines pulsating through the hyperactive jump-rope anthem. ‘Water Fountain’ is available to buy digitally now and as an ‘instant grat’ download on iTunes when you pre-order the album.
Garbus has also unveiled the tracklist and announced five additional tour dates in the UK this summer plus support slots in the U.S. with Arcade Fire – see all that below the video. She previously uploaded a ‘Megamix’ album sampler.
Hear ‘Water Fountain’ below:
Tour dates:
04-23 Denver, CO – Pepsi Center @
04-26 Kansas City, MO – Starlight Theatre @
04-27 St. Louis, MO – Chaifetz Arena @
04-29 Columbus, OH – Schottenstein Center @
05-01 Nashville, TN – Bridgestone Arena @
05-02 Atlanta, GA – Aarons Amphitheatre at Lakewood @
05-05 Los Angeles, CA – Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever
05-07 Brooklyn, NY – Rough Trade
05-12 London, England – Village Underground #
05-14 Berlin, Germany – Berghain #
05-15 Hamburg, Germany – Nochtspeicher #
05-16 Brussels, Belgium – Les Nuits-Cirque Royal
05-18 Amsterdam, Netherlands – Bitterzoet #
05-19 Paris, France – Cafe de La Danse #
05-23 Bend, OR – Les Schwab Ampitheater *
05-25 George, WA – Sasquatch Festival
05-26 Boise, ID – Knitting Factory Concert House #
05-27 Salt Lake City, UT – Urban Lounge #
05-30 Dallas, TX – Granada Theater #
06-01 Houston, TX – Free Press Summerfest
06-03 Phoenix, AZ – The Crescent Ballroom #
06-05 Los Angeles, CA – The Fonda Theatre #
06-06 San Francisco, CA – The Fillmore #
06-13 Washington, DC – 9:30 Club #
06-15 Philadelphia, PA – Union Transfer #
06-16 Boston, MA – Royale Boston #
06-18 Montreal, Quebec – La Tulipe #
06-19 Toronto, Ontario – NXNE, Massey Hall #
06-21 Dover, DE – Firefly Festival
06-22 New York, NY – Webster Hall #
06-23 New York, NY – Webster Hall #
06-26 Brighton, UK – Concorde 2
06-30 Manchester, UK – Gorilla
07-01 Leeds, UK – Cockpit
07-02 Bristol, UK – Trinity
07-17 Minneapolis, MN – First Avenue
07-19 Chicago, IL – Pitchfork Music Festival
07-20 Louisville, KY – Forecastle Festival
09-03 London, England – Brixton Electric
@ with Arcade Fire
* with The National
# with Sylvan Esso
Tracklist:
01 Find a New Way
02 Water Fountain
03 Time of Dark
04 Real Thing
05 Look Around
06 Hey Life
07 Sink-O
08 Why Do We Dine on the Tots?
09 Stop That Man
10 Wait for a Minute
11 Left Behind
12 Rocking Chair
13 Manchild