David Byrne had been laying low the past couple of years. He'd been working on a couple of projects apparently.
On Tuesday Byrne and St. Vincent released their buzzed about album Love This Giant. You can hear it on Spotify. They performed the single "Who" on Jimmy Fallon's show Monday. Here's the video for that single.
And here Byrne and Annie Clark (St. Vincent) discuss the album.
Byrne also released a book this week entitled How Music Works. In conjunction with the book release he's doing a tour to discuss aspects of the book. Each one of the topics should lead to some excellent discussion. Here's a list of places he'll be speaking, who he'll be talking with, along with the topic for that day.
Sept. 14
Minneapolis
Steve Seel, founder of Minnesota Public Radio’s The Current
Delivering Music—How Technology Shapes What We Hear
Sept. 17
Chicago
Bettina Richards, founder of indie label Thrill Jockey & Greg Kot, Chicago Tribune music critic
Stay Free!—How To Survive In The Indie World
Sept. 19
Toronto
Cory Doctorow, blogger, journalist, author, co-editor of Boing Boing
Wassup Internet?!—Music in the Digital Landscape
Sept. 22
Montreal
Win Butler, musician (Arcade Fire)
I Am Standing On A Stage--Why Do We Do It?
Sept. 24
Boston
Steven Pinker, cognitive scientist, author
Are We Born Musical?
Sept. 28
Philadelphia
Greg Milner, music, film, and technology writer
Delivering Music—How Technology Shapes What We Hear
Oct. 1
DC
David Lowery, musician (Camper Van Beethoven, Cracker), producer
Music and Copyright in the Digital Era
Oct. 14
Los Angeles
Trent Reznor, musician (Nine Inch Nails, How to Destroy Angels) and Oscar-winning film composer & Josh Kun, author and professor
Going It Alone: Music, Marketing and the Web
Oct. 16
San Francisco
Bernie Krause, author, electronic musician, and soundscape pioneer
What You Hear is What You Are
Oct. 19
Portland
Carrie Brownstein, musician (Sleater-Kinney), writer, and actress.
Acting Out—Why Perform?
