Hadn’t heard this before—the first single by Byrne & Co., released in Feb 1977, seven months before their debut LP, Talking Heads: 77. (This track didn’t appear on the LP until the 2005 reissue, whereas the b-side ‘New Feeling’ did get a spot on the original release.)
Characteristically strange and lovely Byrne lyrics. Again, the obsession with buildings!
Here’s a perky cover of Gal Costa’s ‘Um Passo a Frente’ by Moreno Veloso, who is, as you may have guessed, the son of Caetano, and has released several albums on David Byrne’s Luaka Bop label.
But I’ll be honest and admit the real reason I’m posting this—the host. He is a riot, mustachioed and suave, and he speaks Portuguese with Moreno to boot. This is quite an interesting little project he has going, mostly with South American artists. It’s called On the Shelf, and it’s a Tokyo-based production in which musicians perform from the “narrowest stage in the world” — a bookshelf! Check out his other videos too.
Three of my favorite recent releases, Nightlands’ “Forget the Mantra,” Dustin Wong’s “Infinite Love” and Delicate Steve’s “Wondervisions” are the product of a singular vision: genius guitar guy surrounded by reams of pedals, especially the loop pedal. (In fact, Dustin and Steve are mutual admirers.) And these guys are coaxing some astonishing epics from those humble bedroom tools.
This is one of them, from Delicate Steve’s new release on David Byrne’s Luaka Bop label, carefully constructed with majestic, on-mountain-high guitar strums, a sweet Harrisonesque lead, and heavy-hitting drums and church organ that send it fluttering up to guitar heaven.
Mulholland Driving, driving music inspired by a dark night navigating the Hollywood Hills.
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