Brian Eno & David Byrne Let Us Know Everything That Happens Will Happen Today

We previously reported David Byrne and Brian Eno were going to collaborate on their first studio material since 1981's My Life in the Bush of Ghosts. Turns out we weren't lying. The new one Everything That Happens Will Happen Today comes out in August, after a year of writing, recording, and intercontinental travel. We have a bunch of details about the 11 new songs and a related Byrne-piloted tour. Some come straight from DB's mouth.

Everything That Happens... is less a collage than the duo's previous effort of some 27 years ago and more a collection of songs. Whereas Bush Of Ghosts incorporated the contributions of 11 additional musicians along with a variety of "found" voices -- ranging from radio talk-show hosts to Lebanese mountain singers -- this latest recording almost exclusively features Byrne's lyrics and voice alongside Eno's various electronic tracks. "When we started this work, we started to think we were making something like electronic gospel: a music where singing was the central event, but whose sonic landscapes were not the type normally associated with that way of singing," says Eno. "This thought tapped into my long love affair with gospel music, which, curiously, was inadvertently initiated by David and the Talking Heads."

Byrne's taking it on the road from fall '08 through early '09 as the "David Byrne, Songs of David Byrne and Brian Eno" tour, where he'll focus on the new material as well as past collaborations with Eno (including some Talking Heads tunes). Here he is talking about it:

This is the Everything track list:

01 "Home"
02 "My Big Nurse"
03 "I Feel My Stuff"
04 "Everything That Happens"
05 "Life Is Long"
06 "The River"
07 "Strange Overtones"
08 "Wanted For Life"
09 "One Fine Day"
10 "Poor Boy"
11 "The Lighthouse"

As far as taking a listen, there's a free preview download beginning 8/4. The collection itself will be self-released as a stream/digital download on 8/18 via everythingthathappens.com. Eventually there'll be an enhanced CD and a deluxe packaged CD with artwork by Stefan Sagmeister.

Posted at 2:38 PM by brandon in Video
Tags: Brian Eno | David Byrne

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YES

Posted by: foundmyrosebud01 at 07/28/08 3:00 PM | Reply
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HOLY CRAP. BEST NEWS OF ALL THE YEAR.

Posted by: johni at 07/28/08 5:41 PM | Reply
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Now this will be good stuff, trust me. I cannot wait for this album, and I'm so glad it will be released in less than a month, I was hoping for a december/january release, so this is pretty much a big surprise, and a very very good one!.

Posted by: ruben at 07/28/08 6:04 PM | Reply
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I was really hoping he would team back up with Jon Brion, they worked fantastically well together on the last album. oh well. This is still going to be good.

Posted by: Brian at 07/28/08 9:57 PM | Reply
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OMFG!

Posted by: Allah at 07/29/08 7:50 AM | Reply
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Just that clip alone gives me the impression he's someplace good. They made a great duo. My realistic hope is for something along the lines of "Time Out of Mind".
A man that age would drop dead in the studio if he tried to replicate the energy of "Bush" or "Light"

Posted by: CTA at 07/29/08 10:54 AM | Reply
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How good are the song titles? "I Feel My Stuff" is the clear winner here. Actually, second half titles not as good as the first. But yes, these two together = so awesome. Perhaps more stoked about the tour though. And it would take several consecutive lightning bolts to make Byrne drop dead, he still has amazing energy. Go team

Posted by: kingoffresno at 07/29/08 11:49 PM | Reply
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I'm so glad that Brian and David did not try to make a "Bush of Ghosts 2" after 30 years, I am looking forwards to this release and I also sure that it will be interesting.
"Bush of Ghosts" remains my favourite album and couldn't be bettered, even by the guys who made it. Thanks for the voice.

Posted by: Mark Wilson at 07/31/08 11:43 AM | Reply
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There goes that suzuki omnichord again.
Ahh b one and d berny together again....
Everything that happened yesterday will happen again I assure you.
I'll be at the show but will beno b.e.? hmmm
Will there be anagrams to play with and goose bumps while listening..
08/04/08 just 20 short hours for another batch of ones and zeros.
mmm mmm mmm what a day that was.....

Posted by: rotciv leahcim at 08/03/08 4:18 AM | Reply
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I really enjoyed the Holding Patter Screen Saver found in the deluxe release, it was a perfect visual match to the music. The new album is great, and it was released in a very unique way. I love that you can stream the album and share it with everyone.

Posted by: josh at 11/26/08 6:02 PM | Reply
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