A few weeks ago, in one of the more brilliant PR moves of the year, former Talking Heads frontman David Byrne quietly launched a new website www.everythingthathappens.com to announce his new solo tour, and a forthcoming album collaboration with Brian Eno.
Everything That Happens Will Happen Today, the new album from Byrne and Eno, is now available in a variety of formats, including instant downloads in DRM-Free MP3 or FLAC format, physical CD (which will ship in November,) and a very cool limited edition CD package.
If the above CD is seriously as three-dimensional as it appears via the picture, I would hope that they’ll win some award from somebody for REALLY cool packaging.
The limited edition package includes four bonus songs, a short film about the album, a hardcover book, and additional materials.
You can stream the entire album right here:
Byrne’s tour will be in Cleveland on October 23rd – and as an 80s kid that grew up with visions of Byrne in the big suit, I’d love to see the show!
I think the whole presentation and rollout of this album is very smart – Digital files are priced at $8.99 for MP3 or FLAC, and you can add a CD to the MP3 download for only $3.00 more.
Topspin Media are behind the rollout, and former Yahoo Music head Ian Rogers is at the helm as CEO for the company.
Fun fact: Topspin Co-founder Peter Gotcher helped make Pro-Tools an industry standard during his time at Digi-Design.
Rogers details the behind-the-scenes stuff involved in the Byrne/Eno release on his blog with lots of those pretty pictures that you all love.
To say we were excited at the prospect of helping David Byrne and Brian Eno release their new album would be an understatement. Not only are we huge fans of their recorded output both together and apart, but their previous collaboration under the same moniker, the pre-sampling cut/paste masterpiece My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts was one of the inspirations Topspin co-founder/chairman Peter Gotcher drew upon when creating ProTools with his team at Digidesign. Having the opportunity to help Byrne and Eno release their album direct to fans on Topspin’s platform was too fateful an opportunity to pass up. We jumped, to say the least.
Speaking of stuff to listen to:
Following up on a previous Vinyl item, Rhino has listening party streams online for the upcoming Golden Smog release, and also the next wave of Replacements reissues, both of which will hit stores on September 23rd:
Stay Golden, Smog: The Best of Golden Smog
LISTENING PARTY TRACK LIST:
1.) Until You Came Along
2.) Looking Forward To Seeing You
3.) Lost Love
4.) Jennifer Save Me
5.) Making Waves
6.) Glad And Sorry
7.) To Call My Own
8.) Pecan Pie
9.) Red Headed Stepchild
10.) He’s A Dick
Replacements Reissues:
LISTENING PARTY TRACK LIST:
I Will Dare – Let It Be
Take Me Down to the Hospital – Hootenanny
Kick Your Door Down – Sorry Ma, Forgot to Take Out the Trash
Dope Smokin’ Moron – Stink
Hootenanny – Hootenanny
Johnny’s Gonna Die – Sorry Ma, Forgot to Take Out the Trash
Sixteen Blue – Let It Be
Kids Don’t Follow – Stink
Within Your Reach – Hootenanny
Unsatisfied – Let It Be
Shiftless When Idle – Sorry Ma, Forgot to Take Out the Trash
Stuck in the Middle – Stink
Lots of stuff to listen to….dig in!
P.S.
Thanks to Rob @ 1888 Media for supporting Addicted To Vinyl, and for throwing a link to this website on his blog! We’re in good company with fine folks like Pop Candy (a GREAT website that I love MORE than candy!)
I really enjoyed the Holding Patter Screen Saver found in the deluxe release, it was a perfect visual match to the music. The new album is great, and it was released in a very unique way. I love that you can stream the album and share it with everyone.