Sketchy (album)
2021 studio album by Tune-Yards
Sketchy (stylized as sketchy.) is the fifth studio album by American indie pop band Tune-Yards. It was released on March 26, 2021, through 4AD.
Background
Writing for the album began in 2019, in the band's own studio in Oakland, California.
Release and promotion
Tune-Yards announced on January 27, 2021 they were releasing their fifth studio album on March 26, 2021.
Singles
On September 22, 2020, Tune-Yards released "Nowhere, Man", the first single in two years. The single is a reference to The Beatles' 1965 song Nowhere Man. Lead vocalist Merrill Garbus said of the single: "The song and the video for "nowhere, man" were created under conditions of feeling squeezed and pushed to the brink - relatively, of course. I wanted to ask, "How loudly do I have to shout and sing before I'm heard?" And the video asks, too, "What am I not hearing?" We hope the music brings energy and a strong wind of encouragement to those who are shouting and singing loudly for justice right now."
The second single "Hold Yourself" was released on January 27, 2021. In a statement, the band said: "This song is about feeling really betrayed, by my parents' generation, and at the same time, really seeing how we are betraying the future". The band performed the single on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert on February 22, 2021.
On March 18, 2021, Tune-Yards performed the single "Hypnotized" on Jimmy Kimmel Live!.
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