Well it is rather poppy, we like pop art, pop will eat itself, The Avant Garde is the third single from Who Is The Sky? the new album from David Byrne out September 5th on Matador Records. I always liked the idea of David Byrne, don’t know about his politics, this sounds like him at his most infectiously poppy, is that the Avant Garde? Should it be more? Should it be this easy? A little harder? Are these the questions we alwaysd ask. I like that he once played a gig and then at the end asked ofthe audience “any Questions?”, it is why I have a painting called Any Questions, the Other Sean told us about it. I like this, this is pop, it fits, I might pay more attention to the album now, the first to singles didn’t really grab…

“Some people will hear this and say, “David is calling bullshit on his friends,” but it’s more nuanced than that. Anyone who knows me knows that I go to plenty of shows that might be classified as avant-garde or experimental. Edgy and untraditional work is hugely inspiring to me, as it often changes the way I think and influences what I do (without me simply appropriating the ideas, I hope). That said, trying something unproven and radically new is risky. Sometimes, as with anything risky, it doesn’t quite hit the bullseye. There’s no guarantee that it will achieve what it aims to do, but when it does, the emotional and intellectual rewards are worth it. That is the risk one takes while making something new and unconventional. So yes, there are times when it doesn’t mean shit, but often there are times when something wholly original comes into being and it’s all worth it. I love that the Ghost Train folks and Kid Harpoon took what could have been a fairly conventional song I’d written (musically at least), and steered it into something that to me sounds like Led Zeppelin meets Dirty Projectors.” -David Byrne

“Today, David Byrne releases The Avant Garde, the latest offering from his forthcoming album Who Is The Sky?, out September 5 through Matador Records. ‘The Avant Garde’ wrestles with the merits of art for art’s sake, “it’s ahead of the curve / it’s deceptively weighty, profound, absurd / it’s whatever fits”.

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Shall we go back to the previous singles from the album? Does anything we do here mean shit? Maybe she’s explain it to me?

Shall I tell you about the dislike I have for Psychokiller? Not sure I’ve ever liked his music as much as I like the idea of David Byrne. This first singles were lsitened to, we went through the garabage, we threw them in the recycle bin, why is it called that? Every song you sing? Do like The Avant Garde….