Remain in Light by Talking Heads turns 40 today

[basquebromance]

Pitchfork gives it a perfect 10!

Talking Heads: Remain in Light

Each Sunday, Pitchfork takes an in-depth look at a significant album from the past, and any record not in our archives is eligible. Today, we revisit an art-rock masterpiece, a thrilling synthesis of artifice and Afrobeat.

pitchfork.com

 

[Tommy Tainant]

Pitchfork gives it a perfect 10!

Talking Heads: Remain in Light

Each Sunday, Pitchfork takes an in-depth look at a significant album from the past, and any record not in our archives is eligible. Today, we revisit an art-rock masterpiece, a thrilling synthesis of artifice and Afrobeat.

pitchfork.com

Great band, great album.

 

[Dogmaphobe]

Same as it ever was

 

[Moonglow]

Who still has their combat boots, mousse and safety pin for piercing?

 

[Moonglow]

and hair to mousse...

 

[Rambunctious]

 

[basquebromance]

Pitchfork:

"The rhythm arrangements on this album are irresistible. They are the visceral complement to David Byrne’s conceptual lyrics about air conditioning and his face. This combination of gutsy rhythms and heady words elevates songs like “Crosseyed and Painless” from nonsense to dream logic. What begins as an idea becomes, in its fullest expression, a feeling"