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'''''Who Is the Sky''''' is an upcoming studio album by [[David Byrne]], scheduled for release on September 5 2025. The album, recorded in 2024, features instrumentation by [[Ghost Train Orchestra]] and production by [[Kid Harpoon]].<ref>Ghost Train Orchestra. “Instagram.” ''Www.instagram.com'', 26 May 2024, www.instagram.com/p/C7dFlA-gGAr/?img_index=10. Accessed 30 July 2024.</ref> This will be Byrne's first studio album since ''[[American Utopia]]'' (2018). | '''''Who Is the Sky?''''' is an upcoming studio album by [[David Byrne]], scheduled for release on September 5, 2025. The album, recorded in 2024, features instrumentation by [[Ghost Train Orchestra]] and production by [[Kid Harpoon]].<ref>Ghost Train Orchestra. “Instagram.” ''Www.instagram.com'', 26 May 2024, www.instagram.com/p/C7dFlA-gGAr/?img_index=10. Accessed 30 July 2024.</ref> This will be Byrne's first studio album since ''[[American Utopia]]'' (2018). The album was announced on June 10, 2025 alongside the release of the first single, "[[Everybody Laughs]]", with tour dates from September 2025 to March 2026 also announced on the same day. Byrne has stated that the [[Who Is the Sky? Tour]] will involve aspects of his previous [[American Utopia Tour]], such as mobile performers, alongside more visual aspects including "locations". The album features contributions from recurring Byrne collaborator [[St. Vincent]] as well as [[Hayley Williams]] of [[Paramore]], [[Tom Skinner]] of [[The Smile]], and [[Hamilton Leithauser]] of [[The Walkmen]]. | ||
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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]]. | 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]]. | ||
Coinciding with the announcement of the album and [[Who Is the Sky? Tour|tour]], the first single and opening track of the album, "[[Everybody Laughs]]", was released on June 10, 2025 with a music video directed by [[Gabriel Barcia-Colombo]]. | |||
Another song recorded for the album, "[[She Explains Things To Me]]", was performed at two events in May 2025. | Another song recorded for the album, "[[She Explains Things To Me]]", was performed at two events in May 2025. | ||
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