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David Byrne

Steven R Rosen, Harp, April 2004

David Byrne – whose funk-rock-art band Talking Heads brought New Wave into the mainstream a generation ago, and who has pursued his interests in rhythm-based pop ever since – sees his new album, Grown Backwards, his first for Nonesuch Records, as a shift in musical approach.

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