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David Byrne
Who Is The Sky?
Who Is The Sky?
Matador Records | CAT #: OLE-2178
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FEATURES
FEATURES
- The First Studio Album From David Byrne Since American Utopia (2018), His First With Matador Records
- Enormous North American Tour Planned In Fall 2025
- Produced By Three-Time Grammy Winner Kid Harpoon (Miley Cyrus, Harry Styles, Florence + Machine)
- Featuring Contributions From Hayley Williams (Paramore), St. Vincent, Tom Skinner (The Smile), And Ghost Train Orchestra
- Massive Broadsheet Features, Music Videos, Photo Shoots And Video Interviews In The Works Arriving Alongside A Huge Talking Heads 50Th Anniversary Campaign
DETAILS
DETAILS
ARTIST: David Byrne
LABEL: Matador Records
CAT NO: OLE-2178
RELEASE DATE:
GENRE / STYLE:
- Indie Rock
- Alternative
DESCRIPTION
DESCRIPTION
In 2023, as his triumphant American Utopia era came to a close, David Byrne began jotting down the occasional groove, chord or melody and assembling them into demos he recorded with just an acoustic guitar atop a programmed beat or loop. The prior three years had given him, and much of humanity, the opportunity to ask, ''Do I like what I'm doing? Why am I writing songs, or working this job, or whatever? Does any of it matter?'' Byrne's attempts to answer those weighty questions can be found on Who Is The Sky?, a first-time collaboration between himself, Grammy-winning producer Kid Harpoon aka Tom Hull (Harry Styles, Miley Cyrus) and New York-based chamber ensemble Ghost Train Orchestra, and featuring guest appearances by Paramore's Hayley Williams, longtime collaborator St. Vincent and The Smile drummer Tom Skinner. The album builds upon the optimistic themes laid out by American Utopia and its supporting tour, but more specifically spelled out by the Grammy-winning Broadway show and subsequent movie. With this offering, Byrne continues his lifelong exploration of human connection and the potential for societal unity against the chaotic backdrop of the world. Who Is the Sky? is particularly personal, cinematic, humorous, and joyful, but often with a lesson baked in - that love is unexplainable, that enlightenment means very different things to different people, and that it's always a good idea to moisturize, whether you wake up the next morning with skin like a baby or not. Most importantly, the songs evince Byrne's gift for riding the razor's edge of avant-garde and accessible pop.
TRACKLIST
TRACKLIST
1. Everybody Laughs
2. When We Are Singing
3. My Apartment Is My Friend
4. A Door Called No
5. What Is The Reason For It?
6. I Met The Buddha At A Downtown Party
7. Don't Be Like That
8. The Avant Garde
9. Moisturizing Thing
10. I'm An Outsider
11. She Explains Things To Me
12. The Truth
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ABOUT THE ARTIST
ABOUT THE ARTIST

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