2025 David Byrne album

A new studio album by David Byrne will be released in 2025, although it has not been announced yet and is still in production. The album, recorded in 2024, will feature instrumentation by Ghost Train Orchestra and production by Kid Harpoon. This will be Byrne's first studio album since American Utopia (2018).

Recording

In May 2024, a Rolling Stone interview with Talking Heads ended with a note that Byrne was working on a new studio album. Recording sessions began later the same month at Power Station studios in New York City. The recording sessions included large involvement from Ghost Train Orchestra, who had performed with Byrne (as well as Kronos Quartet and various guests) at The Town Hall covering songs by Moondog in April. Ghost Train Orchestra and its member shared photos and videos from the sessions on social media. A second set of recording sessions took place in September 2024 at the same studio.

Songs

One of the upcoming songs for the album, Moisturizing Thing, explores a story about magic moisturizer making David Byrne look like he's three years old. This song has been performed live twice, in January 2024 and October 2024, and was revealed in a 2023 interview at 92NY.