I Can Feel You Creep Into My Private Life

I Can Feel You Creep Into My Private Life
Studio album by Tune-Yards
Released 19 January 2018
Genre
Length 42:12
Label 4AD
Producer
  • Nate Brenner
  • Merrill Garbus
Tune-Yards chronology
Nikki Nack
(2014)		 I Can Feel You Creep Into My Private Life
(2018)
Singles from I Can Feel You Creep Into My Private Life
  1. "Look at Your Hands"
    Released: October 27, 2017
  2. "Heart Attack"
    Released: January 11, 2018

I Can Feel You Creep Into My Private Life is the fourth full-length release by Merrill Garbus' project Tune-Yards. It was released on 4AD Records on 19 January 2018.[1] Nate Brenner is also listed as a collaborator.[2] The album was mixed by Mikaelin BlueSpruce.[3] The majority of the album was recorded at Tiny Telephone Oakland and mastered in Harlem, New York, by Dave Kutch.[4]

Musical style

I Can Feel You Creep Into My Private Life has more electronic influences than Garbus's previous work.[5] It is inspired by Haitian and Kenyan music,[6] as well her life as a DJ in California.[3][7] The album's themes include feminism, race intolerance, and freedom.[8] Identity politics are the main focus of the album; Garbus said the work was inspired by a desire to "resonate with what’s going on in the world."[8][9][10]

Reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic79/100[11]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[12]
The A.V. ClubB+[13]
Chicago Tribune[14]
The Guardian[15]
NME[16]
Rolling Stone[17]
Pitchfork6.2[18]

Upon release, the album was met positively. It holds a current score of 79/100 on review aggregator Metacritic, indicating "generally favorable reviews."[11]

Track listing

All tracks written by Merrill Garbus and Nate Brenner.

No.TitleLength
1."Heart Attack"3:43
2."Coast to Coast"3:55
3."ABC 123"3:34
4."Now As Then"3:52
5."Honesty"3:38
6."Colonizer"3:54
7."Look at Your Hands"3:46
8."Home"4:18
9."Hammer"3:15
10."Who Are You"3:17
11."Private Life"3:20
12."Free"3:41
Total length:42:12

Charts

Chart (2018) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[19] 67
Scottish Albums (OCC)[20] 98
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[21] 10
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[22] 11
US Top Album Sales (Billboard)[23] 62
US Top Tastemaker Albums (Billboard)[24] 5
US Vinyl Albums (Billboard)[25] 10

References

  1. ↑ "Tune-Yards' 'Private Life' Is A Public Self-Examination". NPR.org. Retrieved 2018-01-22.
  2. ↑ "tUnE-yArDs announce new album, I can feel you creep into my private life, share "Look at Your Hands": Stream". Consequence of Sound. 2017-10-24. Retrieved 2018-01-22.
  3. 1 2 Kot, Greg. "Tune-Yards digs deeper but keeps dance beats flowing". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 2018-01-22.
  4. ↑ "Tune-Yards 'I can feel you creep into my private life'". app.vinylmeplease.com. Retrieved 2018-01-22.
  5. ↑ Petridis, Alexis (2018-01-18). "Tune-Yards: I Can Feel You Creep Into My Private Life review – wonky diva wakes up to wokeness". the Guardian. Retrieved 2018-01-24.
  6. ↑ "Tune-Yards' Merrill Garbus tells us about her musical hero Johnny Clegg". Red Bull. Retrieved 2018-01-24.
  7. ↑ "Tune-Yards' 'Private Life' Is A Public Self-Examination". NPR.org. Retrieved 2018-01-24.
  8. 1 2 "Tune-Yards' Merrill Garbus uses their new album to critique her "white woman's voice"". Vox. Retrieved 2018-01-24.
  9. ↑ "Stream Tune-Yards' New Album I can feel you creep into my private life". Spin. 2018-01-18. Retrieved 2018-01-22.
  10. ↑ "Tune-Yards' Merrill Garbus On How Kendrick Lamar and A Workshop on Whiteness Inspired New Album". Billboard. Retrieved 2018-01-22.
  11. 1 2 I Can Feel You Creep Into My Private Life by tUnE-yArDs, retrieved 2018-01-22
  12. ↑ Phares, Heather. "i can feel you creep into my private life – tUnE-yArDs". AllMusic. Retrieved Jan 21, 2018.
  13. ↑ Waite, Kelsey (Jan 19, 2018). "First Aid Kit, They Might Be Giants, and 5 more albums to know about this week". The A.V. Club. Retrieved Jan 21, 2018.
  14. ↑ Kot, Greg (Jan 19, 2018). "Review: Tune-Yards digs deeper but keeps dance beats flowing". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved Jan 21, 2018.
  15. ↑ Mackay, Emily (Jan 19, 2018). "Tune-Yards: I Can Feel You Creep Into My Private Life – review". The Guardian. Retrieved Jan 21, 2018.
  16. ↑ Leivers, Dannii (Jan 18, 2018). "Tune-Yards – 'I Can Feel You Creep Into My Private Life' review". NME. Retrieved Jan 21, 2018.
  17. ↑ Hermes, Will (Jan 19, 2018). "Review: Tune-Yards Get Intersectional, With Mighty Grooves, on Fourth LP". Rolling Stone. Retrieved Jan 21, 2018.
  18. ↑ Snapes, Laura. "Tune-Yards: I Can Feel You Creep Into My Private Life – album review". Pitchfork. Retrieved Jan 24, 2018.
  19. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Tune-Yards – I Can Feel You Creep Into My Private Life" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved January 27, 2018.
  20. ↑ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 27, 2018.
  21. ↑ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 13, 2018.
  22. ↑ "tUnE-YaRdS Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 13, 2018.
  23. ↑ "tUnE-YaRdS Chart History (Top Album Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved October 13, 2018.
  24. ↑ "tUnE-YaRdS Chart History (Top Tastemaker Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 13, 2018.
  25. ↑ "tUnE-YaRdS Chart History (Vinyl Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 13, 2018.
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