“People's paranoiac David Byrne returns with a dark vision of the American Dream”
“In the opening weeks of 2018, David Byrne went on tour – not with his live show, but with a presentation. From New York to Milan, he conducted lectures under the banner Reasons To Be Cheerful. Those sessions were about spreading optimism: in a world where depressing news is never far away, Byrne spotlighted the positive things humans are doing, progressive initiatives in areas from technology to t”
““Is this meant ironically? Is it a joke?” David Byrne asks in ‘American Utopia’’s liners notes, possibly second-guessing any critics questioning his non-ironic decision to focus on hope amidst this particularly bleak period in US politics. But even when taking into consideration the accompanying Reasons To Be Cheerful lecture series, Byrne’s outlook appears uniquely optimistic rather than out of t”
