Is Merrill a queer Garbus?

Queer lead singer of Tune-Yards, Merrill Garbus has long expressed an aggressive, gender bent, progressive feminism in her music that has long made this trans lesbian feel at home.

Is Merrill Garbus white?

Singer Merrill Garbus and bassist Nate Brenner make up the band Tune-Yards. And, in case you don’t know, they’re white. That’s important to point out because the band’s sound may suggest otherwise. The Oakland-based duo has always used complex, African-derived rhythms as the backdrop to Garbus’s piercing voice.

Is Merrill Garbus married?

The making of the album coincided with a number of changes of Garbus. After finishing touring behind 2014’s nikki nack, the 38-year-old married her longtime Tune-Yards collaborator Nate Brenner on New Years Eve 2015.