Everything That Happens Will Happen Today - David Byrne and Brian Eno

David Byrne's latest collaboration with Brian Eno contains all of the themes typical of the former Talking Heads frontman: home, loneliness, possibilities, the strangeness of modern life, and attention to ordinary things normally overlooked. Even the album's cover shows a distorted vision of a standard suburban house, and the opening track has him repeating, "I'm looking for a home." The album offers 11 rich, textured tracks full of absurd declarations ("I can barely see 'cause my head's in the way") and statements on human nature ("From the milk of human kindness/From the breast we all partake/Hungry for a social contract..."). As David Byrne dominates the vocals, I can only assume that Eno's main contribution is sound layering - the myriad odd bleeps and noises that ornament each song. The tones and styles are diverse, ranging from country strumming in "My Big Nurse" to menacing, futuristic bass in "Robots." However, at times the songs are too structured around memorable choruses, and a couple of songs, such as "Life is Long," are so upbeat and simple that they verge on sing-a-long anthems.

Highly Entertaining
4 out of 5
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