Yesterday, David Byrne revealed on Instagram Stories that he will marry his fiancee Mala Gaonkor in a matter of days. (In true eccentric Byrne style, the announcement appeared beneath a photo of lettuce.) The nuptials arrive on the same week that he drops his new album, Who Is the Sky? . With its kaleidoscopic cover and irresistible tunes, the latest release from the king of avant-garde pop keeps the party going. Fans will be able to feel the buzz in person when Byrne’s highly anticipated new tour kicks off at the Dolby Theatre in November.
For Byrne, an apostle of euphoria, all this giddiness seems fitting. Back in his Talking Head-fronting days, the euphoria was the jittery kind. In 2018’s American Utopia tour, which later found lasting success on Broadway, it grew warmer and