A reworked Spanish-language version of
'What Is The Reason For It?' has arrived from
David Byrne, titled
'¿Cuál Es La Razón?'. The track, taken from his current album '
Who Is The Sky?', now features the vocals of Mexican singer
Natalia Lafourcade in place of Paramore's Hayley Williams, who sang on the original. Mexican Institute Of Sound handled production duties, reshaping the song into a brass-led, Latin-infused pop duet.
'Who Is The Sky?' came out through Matador Records and marks Byrne's first full-length since 2018's '
American Utopia'. Kid Harpoon produced the record, with arrangements across its 12 tracks provided by New York chamber ensemble Ghost Train Orchestra. Contributors to the album also include St. Vincent and Tom Skinner of The Smile.
Discussing what drove the creative process, Byrne says: "At my age, at least for me, there's a 'don't give a shit about what people think' attitude that kicks in. I can step outside my comfort zone with the knowledge that I kind of know who I am by now and sort of know what I'm doing. That said, every new set of songs, every song even, is a new adventure. There's always a bit of, 'how do I work this?' I've found that not every collaboration works, but often when they do, it's because I'm able to clearly impart what it is I'm trying to do. They hopefully get that, and as a result, we're now joined together heading to the same unknown place."
To coincide with the single, Byrne has confirmed three Mexican shows this summer at Teatro Metropólitan in Mexico City, Telmex Auditorium in Guadalajara, and Escenario GNP in Monterrey.
The dates in full read:
MAY
1 Murat Theatre, Indianapolis, IN, US
2 Murat Theatre, Indianapolis, IN, US
3 Miller High Life Theatre, Milwaukee, WI, US
5 Starlight Theatre, Kansas City, MO, US
7 Playhouse Square - KeyBank State Theatre, Cleveland, OH, US
9 Ascend Amphitheater, Nashville, TN, US
11 Durham Performing Arts Center, Durham, NC, US
12 Durham Performing Arts Center, Durham, NC, US
13 The Dome, Virginia Beach, VA, US
15 Hartford HealthCare Amphitheater, Bridgeport, CT, US
17 Hippodrome Theatre, Baltimore, MD, US
18 Hippodrome Theatre, Baltimore, MD, US
JUNE
7 St. Anne's Park, Dublin, Ireland
12 Piknik I Parken Festival, Oslo, Norway
14 Rosendal Garden Party, Stockholm, Sweden
17 O2 Universum, Prague, Czech Republic
18 Budapest Arena, Budapest, Hungary
21 Release Athens x SNF Nostos, Athens, Greece
23 Fiera del Levante, Bari, Italy
25 Lucca Summer Festival, Lucca, Italy
26 Marostica Summer Festival, Marostica, Italy
28 Arena Pula, Pula, Croatia
JULY
1 Open'er Festival, Gdynia, Poland
3 Roskilde Festival, Roskilde, Denmark
4 Down The Rabbit Hole, Beuningen, Holland
5 Rock Werchter, Werchter, Belgium
9 Bilbao BBK Live, Bilbao, Spain
10 Cruïlla Festival, Barcelona, Spain
11 Mad Cool Festival, Madrid, Spain
14 Ageas Cooljazz Festival, Cascais, Portugal
18 The Piece Hall, Halifax, UK
20 Edinburgh Playhouse, Edinburgh, UK
21 Edinburgh Playhouse, Edinburgh, UK
22 Edinburgh Playhouse, Edinburgh, UK
24 Latitude Festival, Suffolk, UK
26 Depot Live at Cardiff Castle, Cardiff, UK
29 Laugardalshöll, Reykjavik, Iceland
AUGUST
7 The Star Theatre, Singapore, Singapore
10 UOB Live, Bangkok, Thailand
15 Summer Sonic Festival, Tokyo, Japan
16 Summer Sonic Festival, Osaka, Japan
21 Kyunghee University Peace Hall, Seoul, South Korea
27 Cal Coast Union Open Air Theatre, San Diego, CA, US
28 Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles, CA, US
29 Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles, CA, US
SEPTEMBER
4 Teatro Metropólitan, Mexico City, MX
8 Telmex Auditorium, Guadalajara, MX
10 Escenario GNP, Monterrey, MX
17 Saratoga Performing Arts Center, Saratoga, NY, US
19 Forest Hills Stadium, Queens, NY, US
