Somewhere between 'swim with dolphins' and 'learn how to drive' (yeah, really) on my List Of Things To Do Before I Die is 'go to the SXSW festival'.The annual music film, and interactive conference in Austin, Texas, has become one of the major platforms for emerging musical talent and reports from the festival can play a big part in making or breaking an up-and-coming.
The benefactor of some of the most superlative-laden reports this year was New England native Merrill Garbus, aka tUnE-yaRdS.
Armed with idiosyncratic layered vocals, clattering percussion and some gargantuan guitar riffs, has a similar energy to early Yeah Yeah Yeahs tracks.
The video for latest single Bizness is a blast and you can also stream her gramatically questionable new album 'w h o k i l l' over on the Guardian Music site.
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