David Byrne

from rollingstone.com

David Byrne and Brian Eno retreated to pop's periphery years ago, but their influence is suddenly front and center. There are echoes of Byrne's old band, Talking Heads, in the avant-funk of LCD Soundsystem and other dance-rock bands, and you can hear the singer's workaday hysteria in the cadences of Arcade Fire's Win Butler and Modest Mouse's Isaac Brock. Coldplay sought producer Eno to help them make Viva la Vida, a record that recalls another album with Eno's mark, U2's The Joshua Tree.

from davidbyrne.com

Today, a free track is available from the upcoming record that I did with Brian Eno. I’m hoping that folks will be pleasantly surprised at the direction we’ve taken and the final result. Since it’s only one song, it may give a skewed taste of the record, but many told me it’s their favorite track — I guess we’ll see.

from davidbyrne.com

What comes next, with MP3s and the solitary listening experience begun with the Walkman in the late 70s (it was that long ago!) —? Well, the cassettes that came with the walkmen were perfect for mixtapes. So albums began to be reconstructed, homemade compilations were passed around, and the mix tape as a personal statement, a thoughtful and considered gift and a journey came into being.

from clapyourhandssayyeah.com

Great music from a happy, rocking band. Clap Your Hands Say Yeah are Alec Ounsworth, Lee Sargent, Robbie Guertin, Tyler Sargent, and Sean Greenhalgh. Their site includes fun tour photos, tour schedules and upates, and downloads of some of their cool music, including this version of Upon This Tidal Wave of Young Blood , with David Byrne of Talking Heads fame singing the uplifting and quirky lyric (at 164 bpm, I might add). Other downloads also available.