As her fortieth birthday approaches, has Merrill Garbus finally decided to tidy her room? The unclassifiable, genial and completely mad Mrs. tUnE-yArDs nicely develops her wanderings in the world of indie DIY with her fourth album which only sounds like… Merrill Garbus! Eclectic and gifted, the American once again draws her inspiration from rhythmic guitar sounds coming from almost everywhere, that she integrates with her accomplice, bass player and producer Nate Brenner, into her spicy and suitably disconcerting cocktail. It’s pop, ethno, folk, funky, in short it’s impish, mad, unpredictable, smart, funny and, above all, it stops at nothing! Except that this time, the compositions follow one another with more fluidity and even include more groovy, or even disco, sounds. At the root of this slight mutation is a six-month break taken by Garbus for a meditation retreat. Her music doesn’t come out of it any quieter or more civilized, not at all! It just seems more obvious, more natural. Anyway, with I can feel you creep into my private life, tUnE-yArDs makes the artsy pop tastier than ever. © CM/Qobuz