tUnE-yArDs - Bizness

What this video is

Released in early 2011 as the lead single from tUnE-yArDs' landmark album w h o k i l l (4AD), 'Bizness' arrived during a pivotal moment for DIY feminist avant-garde music. The album would go on to be ranked the number one album of 2011 in The Village Voice's Pazz and Jop critics' poll, cementing Merrill Garbus as a defining voice of the era. The video amplified the song's cultural reach, becoming a viral…

Why it matters

The 'Bizness' video is a key document in the convergence of contemporary dance and art-pop video-making circa 2011. It helped establish a template for movement-centric indie music videos that treated choreography not as spectacle but as compositional structure. Its multiple year-end list…

The director

American filmmaker and choreographer from St. Charles, Illinois. Graduated Colorado College. Began career directing music videos for artists including Tune-Yards, Sleigh Bells, Danny Brown, Sylvan Esso, and Vance Joy. Her short films earned festival…