Although best-known for his groundbreaking tenure fronting the new wave group Talking Heads, David Byrne is also acclaimed for his adventurous solo career, encroaching upon such diverse arenas as world music, filmmaking, and performance art in the process.
Early in 2018, released the chart-topping American Utopia, his first solo album since 2004's Grown Backwards. The record was the first installment of a larger multimedia project titled "Reasons to Be Cheerful," which focused on optimism during an age of political uncertainty. Byrne's tour in support of American Utopia was a unique presentation with extensive choreography of the vocalists and musicians, and after a successful and well-received series of performances in the United States and Europe, the show moved to New York City for a run on Broadway. An album was drawn from the New York engagement, fittingly titled American Utopia on Broadway. - AllMusic
