David Byrne

In a 2001 interview with Time Out New York, David Byrne said that his decision to break up the Talking Heads came out of a desire to “change creatively so I could keep people off balance.” In the ensuing decades, he’s remained true to his word, founding an eclectic record label, writing a book about his relationship to music and collaborating with musicians like Brian Eno and St. Vincent. Touring behind American Utopia, his first solo record in more than a decade, Byrne continues to chase his muse throughout a collection of endearingly optimistic songs. The tracks provide the centerpiece of his “most ambitious” live show since Stop Making Sense, incorporating a cast of marching musicians that synchronize their movements to Byrne’s challenging catalog.