I Can Feel You Creep Into My Private Life

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 January 19, 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 Studios in Oakland and mastered in Harlem, New York, by Dave Kutch.^[4]

I Can Feel You Creep Into My Private Life
Studio album by Tune-Yards
Released	January 19, 2018
Genre	Indie pop alternative dance art pop
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) Sketchy (2021)
Singles from I Can Feel You Creep Into My Private Life
"Look at Your Hands" Released: October 27, 2017 "Heart Attack" Released: January 11, 2018

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
Source	Rating
AnyDecentMusic?	7.3/10[11]
Metacritic	78/100[12]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[13]
The A.V. Club	B+[14]
Chicago Tribune	[15]
The Guardian	[16]
NME	[17]
The Observer	[18]
Pitchfork	6.2/10[19]
Q	[20]
Rolling Stone	[21]
Vice	A−[22]

Upon release, the album was met positively. It holds a current score of 78/100 on review aggregator Metacritic, indicating "generally favorable reviews".^[12]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
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

All tracks are written by Merrill Garbus and Nate Brenner

Personnel

Tune-Yards

• Merrill Garbus – performance, production, programming, engineering assistance
• Nate Brenner – performance, production, engineering assistance (all tracks); programming (track 11); cover photo

Additional contributors

• David Kutch – mastering
• Mikaelin Bluespruce – mixing (1–11)
• Beau Sorenson – mixing (12), engineering (all tracks)
• Nico Segal – engineering (all tracks), programming (1, 4)
• Nate Fox – engineering (all tracks), programming (1, 4)
• Maryam Qudus – string engineering, engineering assistance
• Deborah Benedict – vocal technician
• Alison Fielding – layout
• Ginger Fierstein – photography
• Eric Mortensen – poster design

Charts

Chart (2018)	Peak position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[23]	67
Scottish Albums (OCC)[24]	98
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[25]	10
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[26]	11
US Top Album Sales (Billboard)[27]	62
US Top Tastemaker Albums (Billboard)[28]	5
US Vinyl Albums (Billboard)[29]	10

References

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2. "tUnE-yArDs announce new album, I can feel you creep into my private life, share "Look at Your Hands": Stream". Consequence of Sound. October 24, 2017. Retrieved January 22, 2018.
3. Kot, Greg. "Tune-Yards digs deeper but keeps dance beats flowing". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved January 22, 2018.
4. "Tune-Yards 'I can feel you creep into my private life'". app.vinylmeplease.com. Retrieved January 22, 2018.
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6. "Tune-Yards' Merrill Garbus tells us about her musical hero Johnny Clegg". Red Bull. Retrieved January 24, 2018.
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8. "Tune-Yards' Merrill Garbus uses their new album to critique her "white woman's voice"". Vox. Retrieved January 24, 2018.
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10. "Tune-Yards' Merrill Garbus On How Kendrick Lamar and A Workshop on Whiteness Inspired New Album". Billboard. Retrieved January 22, 2018.
11. "I Can feel You Creep Into My Private Life by tUnE-YaRdS reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved January 12, 2020.
12. "I Can Feel You Creep Into My Private Life by tUnE-yArDs Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved January 22, 2018.
13. Phares, Heather. "i can feel you creep into my private life – tUnE-yArDs". AllMusic. Retrieved January 21, 2018.
14. Waite, Kelsey J. (January 19, 2018). "Tune-Yards, i can feel you creep into my private life". The A.V. Club. Retrieved January 21, 2018.
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17. Leivers, Dannii (January 18, 2018). "Tune-Yards – 'I Can Feel You Creep Into My Private Life' review". NME. Retrieved January 12, 2020.
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21. Hermes, Will (January 19, 2018). "Review: Tune-Yards Get Intersectional, With Mighty Grooves, on Fourth LP". Rolling Stone. Retrieved January 21, 2018.
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