David Byrne has announced his new album ‘Who Is the Sky?’, featuring St. Vincent, Hayley Williams and more

David Byrne has announced his first new album since 2018’s ‘American Utopia’. ‘Who Is the Sky?’ is set for release on 5th September via Matador Records.

The 12-track record has been produced by Kid Harpoon and features arrangements from New York chamber ensemble Ghost Train Orchestra. The album includes collaborations with St. Vincent, Paramore’s Hayley Williams, The Smile’s Tom Skinner, and American Utopia percussionist Mauro Refosco.

He’s also shared lead single ‘Everybody Laughs’. “Someone I know said, ‘David, you use the word “everybody” a lot.’ I suppose I do that to give an anthropological view of life in New York as we know it,” Byrne says. “Everybody lives, dies, laughs, cries, sleeps and stares at the ceiling. Everybody’s wearing everybody else’s shoes, which not everybody does, but I have done.”

Kid Harpoon adds: “It took me a second to realize, oh yeah, these songs are personal, but with David’s unique perspective on life in general. Walking around New York listening to the demo of ‘Everybody Laughs’ was so joyous, because it made me feel like we’re all the same – we all laugh, cry and sing. The thing about David that resonates with a lot of people is that he’s in on the joke. He gets the absurdity of it all, and all of these personal observations are his perspective on it.”

Byrne will support the album with a worldwide tour featuring 13 musicians, singers and dancers, including members of the American Utopia band.

The dates in full read:

SEPTEMBER
14 Veterans Memorial Auditorium, Providence, USA
16 Benedum Center PAC, Pittsburgh, USA
17 Mershon Auditorium, Columbus, USA
19 Akron Civic Theatre, Akron, USA
21 Proctors, Schenectady, USA
23 Landmark Theatre, Syracuse, USA
25 Shea’s Buffalo Theatre, Buffalo, USA
27 The Anthem, Washington D.C., USA
28 The Anthem, Washington D.C., USA
30 Radio City Music Hall, New York, USA

OCTOBER
1 Radio City Music Hall, New York, USA
3 Boch Center Wang Theatre, Boston, USA
4 Boch Center Wang Theatre, Boston, USA
7 Toyota Oakdale Theatre, Wallingford, USA
8 Merrill Auditorium at City Hall, Portland, USA
10 Radio City Music Hall, New York, USA
14 Altria Theater, Richmond, USA
16 The Met Philadelphia, Philadelphia, USA
17 The Met Philadelphia, Philadelphia, USA
21 Massey Hall, Toronto, Canada
22 Massey Hall, Toronto, Canada
25 Fox Theatre, Detroit, USA
28 The Auditorium, Chicago, USA
29 The Auditorium, Chicago, USA
31 The Auditorium, Chicago, USA

NOVEMBER
3 Orpheum Theatre, Minneapolis, USA
4 Orpheum Theatre, Minneapolis, USA
6 Bellco Theatre, Denver, USA
7 Bellco Theatre, Denver, USA
11 Paramount Theatre, Seattle, USA
12 Paramount Theatre, Seattle, USA
16 The Theater at Bill Graham Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, USA
17 The Theater at Bill Graham Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, USA
20 Dolby Theatre, Los Angeles, USA
21 Dolby Theatre, Los Angeles, USA
25 Bass Concert Hall, Austin, USA
26 Bass Concert Hall, Austin, USA
28 Music Hall at Fair Park, Dallas, USA
29 Music Hall at Fair Park, Dallas, USA

DECEMBER
2 Fox Theatre, Atlanta, USA
3 Fox Theatre, Atlanta, USA
5 Fillmore Miami Beach At Jackie Gleason Theatre, Miami, USA
6 Fillmore Miami Beach At Jackie Gleason Theatre, Miami, USA

JANUARY
14 Spark Arena, Auckland, New Zealand
17 Brisbane Entertainment Center, Brisbane, Australia
21 ICC Sydney Theatre, Sydney, Australia
22 Sidney Myer Music Bowl, Melbourne, Australia
24 Adelaide Entertainment Centre Arena, Adelaide, Australia
27 RAC Arena, Perth, Australia

FEBRUARY
12 Tempodrom, Berlin, Germany
15 AFAS Live, Amsterdam, Netherlands
16 AFAS Live, Amsterdam, Netherlands
18 Forest National, Brussels, Belgium
21 Teatro degli Arcimboldi, Milan, Italy
22 Teatro degli Arcimboldi, Milan, Italy
24 Jahrhunderthalle, Frankfurt, Germany
27 The Hall, Zurich, Switzerland

MARCH
2 Utilita Arena, Cardiff, UK
3 Eventim Apollo, London, UK
4 Eventim Apollo, London, UK
6 SEC Armadillo, Glasgow, UK
7 SEC Armadillo, Glasgow, UK
9 o2 Apollo, Manchester, UK
10 o2 Apollo, Manchester, UK
13 3Arena, Dublin, Ireland
15 Eventim Apollo, London, UK
18 La Seine Musicale, Paris, France
19 La Seine Musicale, Paris, France