AMERICAN UTOPIA OUT MARCH 9
ON TODOMUNDO/NONESUCH RECORDS
WORLD TOUR ANNOUNCED
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| 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 (2014–15), 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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