Some thirty years after their initial collaboration My LIfe In The Bush Of Ghosts and a clutch of Talking Heads records Brian Eno produced as a de facto member of the band Byrne and Eno are back with a new record called Everything That Happens Will Happen Today. While longtime Eno fans hoping for ambient quirk pop might be disappointed this music, culled from tracks Eno’s been collecting over the last few years augmented by words and melodies provided by Byrne, is full of hope and warmth. In fact, to these ears it sounds closer to the Talking Heads than anything Byrne’s done since they disbanded in ’91. Add guest spots from the likes of fromer Soft Machiner Robert Wyatt (frame drum solo on “Strange Overtines”), ex-Sex Pistol Steve Jones (guitar on no less than four tracks) and Eno’s old Roxy Music cohort Phil Manzanera (“I Feel My Stuff”) and you’ve got a gorgeous new record its creators are calling “electronic gospel”.
The album is available in myraid formats (including a $70 deluxe version) exclusively from their website. You can get a full listing of who does what here. Why not give it a listen right now:
David Byrne is planning an ambitious tour that will feature material from the three Eno produced Talking Heads records as well as material from the new record. Sadly Eno does not plan on joining him.
Tour dates:
9/16 Bethlehem, PA – Zoellner Arts Center – Baker Hall
9/17 Baltimore, MD – Lyric
9/18 Newport News, VA – Ferguson Center for the Arts
9/20 Atlanta, GA – Chastain Park Amphitheater
9/21 Asheville, NC – Thomas Wolfe Auditorium
9/22 Nashville, TN – Ryman Auditorium
9/23 Memphis, TN – Orpheum Theatre
9/26 Austin, TX – Austin City Limits (Zilker Park)
9/28 Albuquerque, NM – Kiva Auditorium
9/30 Phoenix, AZ – Orpheum
10/2 San Diego, CA – Humphreys
10/3 Los Angeles, CA – Greek Theatre
10/4 Santa Barbara, CA – Arlington Theater
10/6 San Francisco, CA – Davies Symphony Hall
10/8 Santa Rosa, CA – Wells Fargo Center For the Arts
10/9 Saratoga, CA – Mountain Winery
10/11 Park City, UT – Eccles Center for the Performing Arts
10/12 Denver, CO – Buell Theater
10/14 Minneapolis, MN – State Theatre
10/15 Milwaukee, WI – Pabst
10/17 Omaha, NE – Kiewit Concert Hall
10/18 St. Louis, MO – Fox Theatre
10/19 Kansas City, MO – Uptown Theatre (Reserved)
10/21 Louisville, KY – Louisville Palace Theater
10/23 Cleveland, OH – Allen Theatre
10/24 Ann Arbor, MI – Michigan Theatre
10/25 Indianapolis, IN – Clowes Memorial Hall
10/26 Chicago, IL – Chicago Opera House
10/29 Toronto, ONT – Massey Hall
10/30 Montreal, QUE – Metropolis
10/31 Boston, MA – Wang Center
11/1 Atlantic City, NJ – Borgata
11/3 Red Bank, NJ – Count Basie Theatre
11/5 Albany, NY – Empire State Plaza
11/7 Pittsburgh, PA – Carnegie Music Hall
11/8 Philadelphia, PA – Tower Theatre
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