Back in May, Merrill Garbus released her third album as tUnE-yArDs in the form of Nikki Nack. Now, she’s returned with a colorful and kind of bonkers video for album cut “Real Thing”.
Directed by Tom Jobbins, the video combines stop motion animation and live action shots for a visual that features creepy, dancing mannequins and lots of colors. Garbus’ songs are known for being playful, vibrant, and really weird, so it’s fitting that her music videos match those themes. Watch it below.
Garbus has also expanded her current tour. New additions to the docket include a four-night residency at the Music Hall of Williamsburg plus a new leg of West Coast dates in December. See the full schedule below.
tUnE-yArDs 2014 Tour Dates:
10/07 – St Louis, MO @ The Ready Room
10/08 – Louisville, KY @ Headliners Music Hall
10/09 – Nashville, TN @ Marathon Music Works
10/11 – Austin, TX @ Austin City Limits
10/12 – Mexico City, MX @ Corona Capital Festival
10/14 – Atlanta, GA @ Variety Playhouse
10/15 – Athens, GA @ Georgia Theatre
10/16 – Carrboro, NC @ Cats Cradle
10/17 – Charlottesville, VA @ Jefferson Theatre
10/18 – Millvale, PA @ Mr. Smalls Theatre
10/20 – Columbus, OH @ Newport Music Hall
10/21 – Pontiac, MI @ Crofoot Ballroom
10/23 – Milwaukee, WI @ Pabst Theatre
10/26 – Las Vegas, NV @ Life Is Beautiful Festival
11/02 – Antwerp, BE @ Trix
11/03 – Lille, FR @ Grand Mix
11/04 – Nantes, FR @ Stereolux
11/06 – Lyon, FR @ Ground Zero
11/07 – Geneva, CH @ La Graviere
11/08 – Bologna, IT @ Locomotiv
11/09 – Rome, IT @ TBA
11/12 – Berlin, DE @ Postbahnhof
11/13 – Copenhagen, DK @ Lille Vega
11/14 – Stockholm, SE @ Debaser Strand
11/16 – Helsinki, FL @ Tavastia
11/17 – Tallinn, EE @ Von Krahl
11/18 – Riga, LV @ Palladium
11/20 – Katowice, PL @ Ars Cameralis Festival
11/21 – Prague, CZ @ Meet Factory
11/23 – Utrecht, NL @ Le Guess Who Festival
12/04 – Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg *
12/05 – Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg *
12/06 – Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg *
12/07 – Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg *
12/10 – Los Angeles, CA @ Wiltern *
12/11 – Oakland, CA @ Fox Theatre *
12/12 – Portland, OR @ Roseland Theatre *
12/13 – Seattle, WA @ Moore Theatre *
* = w/ Cibo Matto