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A-Details Release Date: Aug 18, 2008; Lead Performances: David Byrne and Brian Eno; Genre: Rock
David Byrne and Brian Eno's last collaboration, 1981's My Life in the Bush of Ghosts, was a frantic mix of African rhythms and Pentecostal sermons. So
it's a surprise that despite the occasional ear-scraping synth, their
reunion album Everything That Happens Will Happen Today is filled with straightforward folktronica anthems. Best of all is the
bewitching ''Strange Overtones,'' which features bubbly guitar and a disco
momentum. ''These beats are 20 years old,'' sings Byrne, but it might be
the best music he's made in that long. A-
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