Tune-Yards Announce New Album ‘Better Dreaming’ & 1st U.S. Tour Dates Since 2022

Tune-Yards will release their sixth album, Better Dreaming, on May 16 through 4AD. Merrill Garbus and Nate Brenner shared the album’s lead single, “Limelight,” and confirmed their first U.S. Tour dates since 2022.

“Making art in this day and age for me is a battle for focus; we’re in an age of interruption,” Garbus said of the follow-up to 2021’s sketchy. In the interim since their last album, Garbus and Brenner have worked on various film and television projects. The couple also welcomed a child together and the 3-year-old can be heard on the “Limelight” single.

Tune-Yards performed “Limelight” and fellow Better Dreaming track “How Big Is The Rainbow” last night at the Tibet House Benefit Concert at Carnegie Hall. Garbus detailed the song, stating:

“This one almost didn’t make it onto the album because it felt trite, especially given multiple genocides across the globe and the particular impact on children (the kids are not ‘alright’). But it kept coming back as people kept responding positively to it, in particular our own kid. Who am I to talk about getting free, about us all getting free? Fannie Lou Hamer said, ‘Nobody’s free until everybody’s free’ and it feels vulnerable but important to see myself as part of that ‘everybody.’”

Watch the “Limelight” official video below:

Garbus and Brenner will perform as a duo on their upcoming tour supporting Better Dreaming. The six-city excursion will take place in May, with Tune-Yards performing in intimate venues in Philadelphia, Kingston (New York), Portland (Maine), Battleboro (Vermont), Northampton (Massachusetts) and New York City.

Tune-Yards tickets go on sale to the general public on Friday, March 7 at 10 a.m. local venue time. Find further details and ticketing links below.

Better Dreaming Tracklist

1. Heartbreak
2. Swarm
3. Never Look Back
4. Suspended
5. Limelight
6. Get Through
7. Better Dreaming
8. How Big Is The Rainbow
9. See You There
10. Perpetual Motion
11. Sanctuary