The Avant Garde - new single now out on all streaming platforms!
Some people will hear this and say, "David is calling bullshit on his friends," but it's more nuanced than that. Anyone who knows me knows that I go to plenty of shows that might be classified as avant-garde or experimental. Edgy and untraditional work is hugely inspiring to me, as it often changes the way I think and influences what I do (without me simply appropriating the ideas, I hope). That said, trying something unproven and radically new is risky. Sometimes, as with anything risky, it doesn't quite hit the bullseye. There's no guarantee that it will achieve what it aims to do, but when it does, the emotional and intellectual rewards are worth it. That is the risk one takes while making something new and unconventional. So yes, there are times when it doesn't mean shit, but often there are times when something wholly original comes into being and it's all worth it. I love that the Ghost Train folks and Kid Harpoon took what could have been a fairly conventional song I'd written (musically at least), and steered it into something that to me sounds like Led Zeppelin meets Dirty Projectors -David Byrne
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The inspo behind âShe Explains Things To Meâ - now out on all streaming platforms! davidbyrne.mat-r.co/sheexplains watch video on watch page
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Tour tickets on sale now + new dates added in some cities: whoisthesky.davidbyrne.com/tour/
What songs are you looking forward to hearing?
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My new song âShe Explains Things To Meâ is out now on all streaming platforms.
Many times I have marveled how a friend (usually a female friend) seems to clock what is going on in a film between characters way before I do. Sometimes I understand poetry but sometimes I need help. Though inspired by the Solnit book âmen explain things to meâ there is a huge difference- mansplaining is usually unasked for, in this case I am the one asking.
Streaming Links: davidbyrne.mat-r.co/sheexplains
Lyric Video: https://youtu.be/6jTextlb5ys?si=0_bBV...
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Tour Tickets on sale 6/13 â RSVP for early pre-sale code here: whoisthesky.davidbyrne.com/tour/
*extra date added for Boston (Oct 2, 2025)
*extra date added for Radio City (Oct 11, 2025)
*extra date added for Manchester (March 11,2026)
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I finished up a new album recently called âWho Is The Sky?â. Itâs produced by Kid Harpoon, joined by Ghost Train Orchestra and, on a couple of songs, my friends St. Vincent and Hayley Williams. It comes out Sept. 5th under Matadorâa new label for me.
I will start rehearsing soon for a tour that begins in September. The tour concept is unlike anything Iâve done before. Weâll keep the mobility that was a key element of the American Utopia tour and Broadway showâ but instead of the chain⌠we will have locations. Youâll just have to come and experience what that involves. Tour tickets go on sale 6/13.
Hope everyone is enjoying the first single (and video, directed by Gabriel Barcia-Columbo) âEverybody Laughsâ, which is out now!
-David Byrne
More Info: whoisthesky.davidbyrne.com/
Album Design & Creative Direction: Shira Inbar & David Byrne
Album Photos: Ahmed Klink
Costume Design: Tom Van der Borght
BTS Photo: Kalliopi Magnis w/ Matador
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