"Everything That Happens Will Happen Today," David Byrne and Brian Eno

You know David Byrne — the pop iconoclast who founded the Talking Heads and is coming back to Spokane — but Brian Eno is one of those guys you’ve heard of but you’re not sure where. Well, he’s kind of a big deal, having worked all over the map — he played keyboards for Roxy Music, produced the epic U2 album The Joshua Tree and even wrote the music for the videogame Spore. Yeah, these two are birds of a feather, and their first collaboration was in 1981; this record, 27 years later, is their second. (Byrne’s Feb. 19 gig at the Fox is part of his “Songs of David Byrne and Brian Eno” tour.)

Everything That Happens Will Happen Today
David Byrne and Brian Eno

Self-released

This record is alternately acoustic and ambient, more moody than poppy. There are a couple misses, but overall it’s very cool, filled with smooth grooves and odd ballads. Eno calls this stuff “electronic gospel,” and Byrne’s lyrics offer a prophetic commentary on the early 21st century. I call it my new favorite record.

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