The Resume

(2006- )
Born in New Canaan, Connecticut
Merrill Garbus, vocals, percussion, and ukulele
Nate Brenner, bass guitar
Recorded the albums 'Bird-Brain' (2009), 'Whokill' (2011), 'Nikki Nack' (2014), 'I Can Feel You Creep Into My Private Life' (2018), and 'Sketchy' (2021)
Recorded the score for the movie 'Sorry to Bother You' (2018)

Why they might be annoying:

They frequently write their name with an eyestrain-inducing alteration of lowercase and capital letters (tUnE-yArDs).
Garbus frequently performs in neon face paint.
The working title for 'Bird-Brain' was 'White Guilt.'
Their song 'Water Fountain' was used in ads for Google Pixel.
Garbus said, 'I don't want to listen to music that you can shop to at Urban Outfitters. But then my stuff is played at Urban Outfitters. So what do I do about that?'

Why they might not be annoying:

The Guardian wrote, 'The real virtuosity is in Garbus' voice: she can croon, she can yodel, she can roar, and she also do the kind of octave-tripping coloratura that would floor Mariah Carey in a sing-off.'
They developed a 'very earnest and intense cult following.'
They are critical favorites, with almost all their albums landing in the 'universal acclaim' section at Metacritic.

Credit: C. Fishel

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• C. Fishel's Profiles [Series 85]
• Film Composers
• Hyphenated Names
• Look at Me, I Got a Microphone
• Look at My Drums
• Profiles 53251-53500 (Ranked: 53353)
• Rolling Stone's Top 40 Albums of 2011 (Ranked: 13)
• Spin's 50 Best Albums Of 2011 (Ranked: 30)
• Spin's Top 50 Albums of 2014 (Ranked: 8)
• Ukulele Players
• Village Voice Pazz and Jop Critics Poll Album of the Year (Ranked: 2011)

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying