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 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]

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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]

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

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