Tune-Yards – Heartbreak
Tune-Yards, the dynamic duo of Merrill Garbus and Nate Brenner, release new single ‘Heartbreak’, the second offering from their upcoming album, Better Dreaming, out May 16, showcasing some of their most effortlessly groove-filled music to date.
‘Heartbreak’ is the album’s opening track, building huge chords of Garbus’ vocal harmony around a fat slow-jam beat full of clicks, pops, samples, and dubbed snares. Garbus, soulful as ever, sings of heartbreak as fuel, as a challenge. In the world of Better Dreaming, a lyric like, “Watch me survive another heartbreak” hits like a call to action. The track is accompanied by a dynamic self-directed video, shot by DOP Sarah Jaffe. The duo had recently performed the single on CBS Saturday Morning.
‘Heartbreak’ follows the infectious first single, ‘Limelight’, born from dancing together as a family to George Clinton, with Garbus and Brenner’s 3-year-old heard singing on the track.
Today Tune-Yards also announce their UK and European headline tour for November including a performance at the Royal Festival Hall in London on November 22. This follows a run of US tour dates in May and June, their first U.S. headlining tour since 2022, with additional September shows supporting Ani DiFranco.
TUNE-YARDS TOUR DATES
May 7 – Philadelphia, PA, Johnny Brenda’s – SOLD OUT
May 9 – Kingston, NY, Assembly
May 10 – Portland, ME, Space 538 – SOLD OUT
May 12 – Brattleboro, VT, The Stone Church
May 13 – Northampton, MA, Iron Horse Music Hall – SOLD OUT
May 15 – New York, NY, Night Club 101 – SOLD OUT
Jun 9 – Ventura, CA, Ventura Music Hall
Jun 11 – Los Angeles, CA, The Bellwether
Jun 13 – Berkeley, CA, UC Theatre
Jun 14 – Felton, CA, Felton Music Hall
Jun 15 – Menlo Park, CA, The Guild
Jun 17 – Eugene, OR, WOW Hall
Jun 18 – Portland, OR, Wonder Ballroom
Sep 9 – Fort Collins, CO, New Belgium Brewery *
Sep 10+11 – Boulder, CO, Chautauqua Auditorium *
Sep 14 – San Diego, CA, Humphrey’s Concerts by the Bay *
November 15 – Berlin, Germany, Festsaal Kreuzberg
November 17 – Amsterdam, Netherlands, Tolhuistuin
November 18 – Gent, Belgium, Wintercircus
November 19 – Paris, France, La Bellevilloise
November 21 – Brighton, UK, Attenborough Centre for the Creative Arts
November 22 – London, UK, Royal Festival Hall
November 23 – Manchester, UK, Aviva Studios
November 25 – Leeds, UK, Irish Centre
November 26 – Glasgow, UK, St Luke’s
November 27 – Sunderland, UK, The Fire Station
November 29 – Dublin, Ireland, Whelan’s
* Supporting Ani DiFranco
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