JamBase — Release Day Picks this week highlights new albums by David Byrne, Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats, Roosevelt Collier, Of Montreal, Paige Clem and Jimi Hendrix.
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Guardian Music — (Nonesuch)The would-be Roland Barthes of the five boroughs continues his puckish, lifelong interrogation of contemporary culture. As ever, his focus is the banal stuff of everyday yuppiedom – money, cars, tourism, shopping – and there i... more info
New York Times — His new album, “American Utopia,†portrays “the state of the country: who we are, who we hope to be, all this kind of thing.†more info
Brooklyn Vegan — Plus: Band of Horses, Childish Gambino, Jessie Ware, Prophets of Rage, HALFNOISE, Twin Shadow, Craig Wedren, The Men, Richard Lloyd, Kimya Dawson and more NYC-area shows on sale.
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New York Post — On Monday, David Byrne apologized for not working with any women on his new album “American Utopia.” When promoting his new album on Thursday, the former Talking Heads frontman thanked his collaborators — all of whom were male on Instagram, acc... more info
Stereogum — One Tuesday morning, just a little under 10 years ago, my wife and I learned that she was pregnant. I didn't know what the fuck to do with this information. I couldn't process it. It didn't seem real. For a longer-than-probably-appropriate time, I co... more info
JamBase — Acclaimed performer David Byrne and the rest of his 12-piece band will bring the American Utopia Tour to New York City in September.
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Rolling Stone — David Byrne apologized on Monday for failing to incorporate female artists into his upcoming American Utopia album – a project that includes collaborations with some two dozen musicians and producers. Byrne posted a contrite note on Instagram, ack... more info