American Utopia is a Rock album by David Byrne, originally released in 2018. On Gatefold: 10 pressings tracked.
Sound DNA
- Rock
- Art Rock
- synthetic
- witty
- theatrical
About
This record—Byrne’s first as a solo artist in 14 years—offers a timely examination of the American experiment, shot through with purpose and kinetic strangeness. Whether clinging to small pleasures with absurdist observations (“Every Day Is a Miracle”) or contemplating freedom amid harmonica-sprinkled funk (“Gasoline and Dirty Sheets”), the tremulous former Talking Heads leader brings trademark brio and unexpectedness. And as the giddy, percussive earworm “Everybody’s Coming to My House” hits (“We’re only tourists in this life/Only tourists, but the view is nice”), <i>American Utopia</i> puts forward a compelling case for optimism in even the darkest times.
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Tracklist
- 1I Dance Like This3:33
- 2Gasoline and Dirty Sheets3:19
- 3Every Day Is a Miracle4:46
- 4Dog's Mind2:29
- 5This Is That4:31
- 6It's Not Dark Up Here4:10
- 7Bullet3:09
- 8Doing the Right Thing3:38
- 9Everybody's Coming To My House3:29
- 10Here4:13
Credits
Performers
- David WrenchPROGRAMMED BY
- Brian EnoDRUM PROGRAMMING BACKING VOCALS KEYBOARDS
- David ByrneGUITAR VOCALS KEYBOARDS
- Rodaidh McDonaldKEYBOARDS PERCUSSION DRUM PROGRAMMING
- Thomas BartlettPIANO
- Jack PeñateBACKING VOCALS KEYBOARDS DRUMS
- HappaDRUM PROGRAMMING DRUMS SYNTH
- Jaakko SavolainenGUITAR BASS KEYBOARDS
- BullionHARMONICA VOCALS
- Alex EptonPROGRAMMED BY DRUM PROGRAMMING SYNTH
- Isaiah BarrSAXOPHONE
- Ben ReedBASS
- KorelessDRUMS
- Magnus Bang OlsenPIANO
- Jam CitySYNTH GUITAR DRUMS
- Daniel LopatinKEYBOARDS DRUMS SYNTH
- Joe WilliamsHARP
- Ariel RechtshaidPERCUSSION
Rare pressing on Gatefold · 10 pressings tracked on Gatefold