Friday, February 16, 2018

David Byrne Releases "This Is That" off "American Utopia"

Here is an update on David Byrne's upcoming 'American Utopia' album and news about his 2018 tour, including the sold-out dates at Coachella in April...


DAVID BYRNE RELEASES NEW TRACK “THIS IS THAT

AMERICAN UTOPIA OUT MARCH 9
ON TODOMUNDO/NONESUCH RECORDS

WORLD TOUR ANNOUNCED

Photo Credit: Jody Rogac

Today, Friday, February 16, 2018, David Byrne has released “This Is That,” the latest track from his forthcoming album American Utopia, out March 9 on Todomundo / Nonesuch Records. Of the track, David noted. “This Is That” was co-written and produced by Daniel Lopatin and is available to download instantly with pre-orders of American Utopia on iTunes and nonesuch.com. Additionally, the track can be purchased/streamed as a standalone here.


Uncut named “This Is That” The Month’s Best New Music saying, “‘This highlight from American Utopiafinds Byrne teaming up with Daniel Lopatin aka Oneohtrix Point Never; over resonant, distant electronic drums and samples of Chinese folk instruments, Byrne channels the imagery of gospel music, but with a modern twist[…]  One of the best songs of Byrne’s storied career”.

This past month, Byrne has been in Europe presenting “Reasons To Be Cheerful,” an ongoing series he curates of hopeful writings, photos, music, and lectures. Watch a stream of the presentation given at New York’s New School last month via David’s Facebook page. 

More about American Utopia
While David Byrne has collaborated on joint releases with Eno, Norman Cook (aka Fatboy Slim), and most recently St. Vincent over the past decade, American Utopia is Byrne’s first solo album since, 2004’s Grown Backwards, also on Nonesuch. American Utopia morphed during the writing and recording process, beginning with longtime collaborator Eno, and eventually growing to include collaboration with producer Rodaidh McDonald (The xx, King Krule, Sampha, Savages) alongside a diverse cast of creative contributors including Daniel Lopatin (aka Oneohtrix Point Never), Jam City, Thomas Bartlett (St. Vincent producer, aka Doveman), Jack Peñate, and others. The album was recorded in New York City at David’s home studio, Reservoir Studios, Oscilloscope, XL Studios, and Crowdspacer Studio and in London at Livingston Studio 1.
The album packaging features the work of “outsider artist” Purvis Young, whose work was often a blend of painting/drawing and collaged elements comprised of everyday found objects. A painting depicting a head with a face of indeterminate race or possibly gender—dreaming, meditating, contemplating—is on the album’s cover.

David Byrne’s recent works include Joan of Arc: Into the Fire, a theatrical exploration of the historical heroine which premiered at The Public Theater in New York (2017); The Institute Presents: NEUROSOCIETY, a series of interactive environments created in conjunction with PACE Arts + Technology that question human perception and bias (2016); Contemporary Color, an event inspired by the American folk tradition of color guard and performed at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center and Toronto’s Air Canada Centre (2015); Here Lies Love, a twenty-two-song theatrical production about the life of Imelda Marcos, authored in collaboration with Fatboy Slim that premiered at The Public Theater in New York (2013), traveled to London’s National Theater for a sold-out run (201415), and was remounted at the Seattle Repertory Theater (2017); Love This Giant, a studio album and worldwide tour created with St. Vincent (2012); and How Music Works, a book about the history, experience, and social aspects of music (2012). In 2015 Byrne curated Southbank Centre’s annual Meltdown festival in London. Aco-founder of the group Talking Heads (1976–88), he has released nine studio albums and worked on multiple other projects, including collaborations with Brian Eno, Twyla Tharp, Robert Wilson, and Jonathan Demme, among others. He also founded the highly respected record label Luaka Bop. Recognition of Byrne’s various works include Obies, Drama Desk, Lortel, and Evening Standard awards for Here Lies Love, an Oscar, Grammy, and Golden Globe for the soundtrack to Bernardo Bertolucci’s The Last Emperor, and induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with Talking Heads. Byrne has published and exhibited visual art since his college days, including photography, filmmaking and writing. He lives in New York City.


American Utopia
1. I Dance Like This
2. Gasoline And Dirty Sheets
3. Every Day Is A Miracle
4. Dog’s Mind
5. This Is That
6. It’s Not Dark Up Here
7. Bullet
8. Doing The Right Thing
9. Everybody’s Coming To My House
10. Here


American Utopia 2018 Tour Dates

03/03/18       Red Bank, NJ           Count Basie Theatre SOLD OUT           
04/03/18       Wilkes-Barre, PA      F.M. Kirby Center for the Performing Arts SOLD OUT
06/03/18       Buffalo, NY              Center For The Arts SOLD OUT                        
07/03/18       Hershey, PA             Hershey Theatre SOLD OUT                             
09/03/18       Waterbury, Ct           Palace Theater SOLD OUT                               
10/03/18       Kingston, NY           Ulster Performing Arts Center SOLD OUT         
16/03/18       Santiago, CHI           Lollapalooza (Chile)                                         
18/03/18       Buenos Aires, ARG  Lollapalooza (Argentina)                                              
19/03/18       Teatro Gran Rex       Buenos Aires (Argentina)
20/03/18       Teatro de Verano      Montevideo (Uruguay)
22/03/18        Porto Alegre, BRA    Pepsi on Stage
24/03/18        Sao Paulo, BRA       Lollapalooza (Brazil)    
28/03/18        Rio De Janeiro, BRA Km de Vantagens Hall
29/03/18        Belo Horizonte, BRA Km de Vantagens Hall
03/04/18       Mexico City MX    Metropolitan Theater
05/04/18       Monterrey MX     Auditorio Pabellón M
07/04/18       Guadalajara, MEX    Corona Capital Guadalajara                  
12/04/18       San Diego, CA         San Diego Civic Theater          
14/04/18       Indio, CA                 Coachella                                            
15/04/18       Tucson, AZ              Centennial Hall SOLD OUT       
17/04/18       San Diego, CA         San Diego Civic Theater SOLD OUT     
18/04/18       Las Vegas, NV         Smith Center for the Arts   
19/04/18       Mesa, AZ                 Mesa Arts Center-Ikeda Theater SOLD OUT      
21/04/18       Indio, CA                 Coachella  SOLD OUT                                                         
24/04/18       Dallas, TX                Winspear Opera House SOLD OUT      
25/04/18       Oklahoma City, OK   The Criterion
27/04/18       San Antonio, TX       Tobin Center for the Performing Arts SOLD OUT
28/04/18       Houston, TX             White Oak Music Hall Outside Lawn      
29/04/18        New Orleans, LA       Jazz Fest
04/05/18       Atlanta, GA              Shaky Knees
05/05/18       Nashville, TN            Ryman Auditorium SOLD OUT
08/05/18       Asheville, NC           Thomas Wolfe Civic Auditorium SOLD OUT
09/05/18       Charlotte, NC           Ovens Auditorium SOLD OUT
10/05/18       Durham PAC            Durham, NC SOLD OUT
12/05/18       Washington, DC       The Anthem SOLD OUT
13/05/18       Pittsburgh, PA         Benedum Center for the Arts
15/05/18       Milwaukee WI           Riverside Theater SOLD OUT
16/05/18       Madison, WI             Orpheum Theater SOLD OUT
17/05/18       Minneapolis, MN      Orpheum Theater SOLD OUT
18/05/18       Minneapolis, MN      Orpheum Theater
20/05/18       Edmonton, ALB       Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium
21/05/18       Calgary, ALB            Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium
23/05/18       Vancouver, BC         Queen Elizabeth Theater SOLD OUT
24/05/18       Seattle, WA              Paramount Theater SOLD OUT
25/05/18       George, WA             Sasquatch Festival
27/05/18       Portland, OR            Keller Auditorium SOLD OUT
28/05/18       Eugene, OR             Hult Center
30/05/18       Salt Lake City, UT     Capitol Theatre SOLD OUT
01/06/18       Chicago, IL              Auditorium Theater
02/06/18       Chicago, IL              Auditorium Theater SOLD OUT
03/06/18       Chicago, IL              Auditorium Theater SOLD OUT
05/06/18       Des Moines, IA        Des Moines Civic Center
07/06/18       Kansas City, MO      Kauffman Center for the Arts SOLD OUT
08/06/18       St. Louis, MO           Peabody Opera House SOLD OUT
09/06/18       Indianapolis, IN        Farmers Bureau Lawn Amphitheater                  
14/06/18       Oxford, England      New Theatre SOLD OUT      
15/06/18       Glasgow, Scotland   Glasgow Royal Concert Hall SOLD OUT      
17/06/18       Birmingham, England Birmingham Symphony Hall SOLD OUT       
18/06/18       Manchester, England Manchester Apollo SOLD OUT        
19/06/18       London, England      Eventim Apollo SOLD OUT 
20/06/18       London, England      Eventim Apollo SOLD OUT
23/06/18       Prague, Czech Republic Metronome Festival                                         
25/06/18       Zagreb, Croatia        INmusic Festival                                              
26/06/18       Wien, Austria            Museumsquartier
27/06/18       Berlin, Germany        Tempodrom
30/06/18       Ewijk, Netherlands    Down The Rabbit Hole                         
05/07/18       Gdynia, Poland        Open'er Festival          
06/07/18       Roskilde, Denmark   Roskilde Festival         
08/07/18       Werchter, Belgium    Rock Werchter                                    
11/07/18       Cascais, Portugal     Cool Jazz Festival                                           
13/07/18       Bilbao, Spain           Bilbao BBK Live Festival                                             
14/07/18       Barcelona, Spain      Cruilla Barcelona                                             
17/07/18       Zürich, Switzerland   Theater 11 **
19/07/18       Ravenna, Italy          Ravenna Festival                                             
20/07/18       Perugia, Italy            Umbria Jazz Festival                                        
21/07/18       Trieste, Italy             Piazza Unità                                        
27/07/18       Camden, NJ             XPoNential Music Festival       
29/07/18       New York, NY              Panorama Music and Arts Festival
31/07/18       Boston, MA             Blue Hills Bank Pavilion SOLD OUT
01/08/18       Boston, MA             Blue Hills Bank Pavilion
03/08/18       Toronto, ONT           Sony Center for the Performing Arts SOLD OUT
04/08/18       Toronto, ONT           Sony Center for the Performing Arts
05/08/18       Canandaigua, NY     Marvin Sands Performing Arts Center
08/08/18       Grand Rapids, MI     Devos Performance Hall SOLD OUT
10/08/18       Detroit, MI                Fox Theater
11/08/18       Huber Heights, OH   Rose Music Center
12/08/18       Cincinnati, OH          PNC Pavilion at Riverbend
16/08/18       Oakland, CA            Fox Theater SOLD OUT
17/08/18       Oakland, CA            Fox Theater SOLD OUT
18/08/18       San Jose, CA           City National Civic Auditorium
21/08/18       Sacramento, CA       Community Theater SOLD OUT
22/08/18       San Francisco, CA       Bill Graham Civic Center
24/08/18       Santa Barbara, CA    Santa Barbara Bowl SOLD OUT
25/08/18 Los Angeles, CA Shrine Auditorium
27/08/18       Morrison, CO           Red Rocks Amphitheater SOLD OUT
28/08/18       Morrison, CO           Red Rocks Amphitheater SOLD OUT    


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