Tune-Yards, the dynamic duo of Merrill Garbus and Nate Brenner, release new single ‘Heartbreak’, the second offering from their upcoming album, Better Dreaming, out 16 May, showcasing some of their most effortlessly groove-filled music to date.

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‘Heartbreak’ is the album’s opening track, building huge chords of Garbus’ vocal harmony around a fat slow-jam beat full of clicks, pops, samples, and dubbed snares. Garbus, soulful as ever, sings of heartbreak as fuel, as a challenge. In the world of Better Dreaming, a lyric like, “Watch me survive another heartbreak” hits like a call to action. The track is accompanied by a dynamic self-directed video, shot by DOP Sarah Jaffe.

‘Heartbreak’ follows the infectious first single, ‘Limelight’, born from dancing together as a family to George Clinton, with Garbus and Brenner’s 3-year-old heard singing on the track.

Tune-Yards – ‘Heartbreak’
Official Video directed by Merrill Garbus

Performing as a duo, Garbus and Brenner will bring Better Dreaming to life, offering fans a rare chance to experience the album’s vitality and messages up close. Known for their electrifying live performances – where layered rhythms, looping beats, and Garbus’ powerhouse vocals collide – these shows promise a versatile return to the stage. 

Today Tune-Yards also announce their UK and European headline tour for November including a performance at the Royal Festival Hall in London on 22 November. This follows a run of US tour dates in May and June, their first U.S. headlining tour since 2022, with additional September shows supporting Ani DiFranco. The full list of tour dates is below, for tickets and more information head HERE.

TUNE-YARDS TOUR DATES

May
7th - Johnny Brenda's, Philadelphia, PA - SOLD OUT
9th - Assembly, Kingston, NY 
10th - Space 538, Portland, ME
12th - The Stone Church, Brattleboro, VT
13th - Iron Horse Music Hall
15th - 101 Club, New York, NY - SOLD OUT

June
9th - Ventura Music Hall, Ventura, CA
11th - The Bellwether, Los Angeles, CA
13th - UC Theatre, Berkeley, CA
14th - Felton Music Hall, Felton, CA
15th - The Guild, Menlo Park, CA
17th - WOW Hall, Eugene, OR
18th - Wonder Ballroom, Portland, OR

September 
9th - New Belgium Brewery, Fort Collins, CO*
10th - Chautauqua Auditorium, Boulder, CO*
11th - Chautauqua Auditorium, Boulder, CO*
14th - Humphrey's Concerts by the Bay, San Diego, CA*

November 
15th - Festsaal Kreuzberg, Berlin, Germany
17th - Tolhuistuin, Amsterdam, Netherlands
18th - Wintercirus, Gent, Belgium
19th - La Bellevilloise, Paris, France 
21st - Attenborough Centre for the Creative Arts, Brighton, UK
22nd - EFG London Jazz Festival, London, UK
23rd - Aviva Studios, Manchester, UK
25th - Brudenell Social Club, Leeds, UK
26th - St Luke's, Glasgow, UK
27th - The Fire Station, Sunderland, UK
29th - Whelan's, Dublin, Ireland

* Supporting Ani DiFranco