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tUnE-yArDs - Bizness

so…

this is a cool song and a cool video and Tune Yards (excuse me… ahem… “69.XxX.tUnE-yArDs.XxX.69”) is super cool band and yadda yadda yadda.

but…

what REALLY interests me is that i just realized that they are signed to 4AD. on its face that might not sound particularly fascinating but let’s take a little gander at 4AD’s current label line up and see if anything anomalous shows up. 

• Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti
• Atlas Sound
• The Big Pink
• Blonde Redhead
• Bon Iver
• Broken Records
• Camera Obscura
• Deerhunter
• Department of Eagles
• Efterklang
• Gang Gang Dance
• Inc.

• Iron & Wine
• Joker
• The National
• St. Vincent
• Stornoway
• tUnE-yArDs
• Twin Shadow
• Scott Walker
• Zomby

i’ve bolded the artists that really put the jalapeno in my musical salsa.

sweet sassy molassy that is a hell of a line up.

what the fuck do these guys put in the coffee at their office? are their A&R men made of charisma, charm and cocaine? how on earth does one little British indie label get SO MUCH FUCKING GREAT TALENT?