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tUnE-yArDs, Trash Kit, Think About Life at Cargo 15th February 2010
tUnE-yArDs pic by Anika :)     The crowd is nonplussed. This is not in the script. They don’t know how to react. In front of the uncertain masses, Martin Cesar of Canadian outfit Think About Life is exhorting the band through an energetic set of exhilarating post pop soul. The band are bouncing around, doing silly synchronised dance routines and generally blasting out enough raw...
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Tune-Yards, Trash Kit and Think About Life at Cargo 15th February 2010
Merrill Garbus aka tUnE-yArDs. Photo: Brian Doherty   Think about Life are a good time band. While their equally charming and chaotic musical palette of funk, electro and synth pop does have its moments, they simply don’t have enough to completely pull it off. It’s hard not to like front man Martin Cesar and co - their attempts at synchronised dancing, interacting warmly...
tUnE-YaRdS - BiRd-BrAiNs
This album is inspiring. If you’re a ‘musician’ of any description, it’s easy to get lost in the whole system of the music industry and all the fancy recording equipment you can sink years worth of money into, and feel dis-heartened that your recording will never really sound *that* technically perfect, when really all you should be doing is writing the songs. When will...
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