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- Summary: The latest full-length solo release from Talking Heads' David Byrne features contributions by the Ghost Train Orchestra, The Smile's Tom Skinner, St. Vincent, and Hayley Williams.
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- Record Label: Matador
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock
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Positive: 13 out of 16
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Mixed: 3 out of 16
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Classic Rock MagazineSep 17, 2025Fans of Byrne's spiky post-punk oddball persona may feel short-changed, but his latter-day incarnation as a folksy, funny, starry-eyed romantic hits rhapsodic new heights here. [Oct 2025, p.73]
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Sep 5, 2025Byrne always walks the fine line with his art-pop between pretentious and affecting, but thankfully, he always invests heavily in the almighty groove and some humor. Tracks like “Door Says No” skillfully evoke a range of emotions, and the quirky “I Met the Buddha at a Downtown Party” skillfully blends tasty desserts with spirituality and the mystery of life, all set to a cool beat.
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MojoSep 2, 2025Weirdness and wonder abound at every turn. [Oct 2025, p.81]
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The WireSep 10, 2025Byrne's Who Is The Sky? has a similar foundation of strong songwriting, but with bigger production and instrumentation. [Oct 2025, p.50]
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Sep 2, 2025From Talking Heads onward, Byrne’s songwriting style hasn’t been so much light and shade as light or shade, and the album sags a bit when he indulges in his more twee instincts.
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Sep 11, 2025A typically playful, often infectious pop record.
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Sep 13, 2025Byrne’s recipe is comfort food, sunny nourishment in troubled times. But his determination to look on the bright side of life yields an album with no ambiguity or subtext. All the joy is right on the surface, delivered with relentless gaiety that becomes hackneyed long before the album is over.