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November 15, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

The Things You Find Out On The Side Are Sometimes The Best Bits of Interviews

I used to write this thing called The Vinyl Countdown – I was curious about my own record collection, why did I have the albums I had? Where had they come from – not just the store or record fair, but where were they before I owned them? How did I hear about them? What […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Apollo: Atmospheres and Soundtrack, Blog, Brian Eno, Daniel Lanois, Dave Dobbyn, David Byrne, Interview, My Life In The Bush of Ghosts, On Song, The Things You Find Out On The Side Are Sometimes The Best Bits of Interviews, Want more? Check out my Substack You can also support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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September 4, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Chris Frantz: Remain In Love

Remain In Love: Talking Heads, Tom Tom Club, Tina Chris Frantz St. Martin’s Press Talking Heads made nearly perfect music across 10 nearly perfect albums (eight studio, two live). There are post-punkers and people there at the time that swear only by the first four albums, thinking the second half of the band’s career some […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Autobiography, Book, Book Review, Chris Frantz, Chris Frantz: Remain In Love, David Byrne, Jerry Harrison, Memoir, Remain In Light, Remain In Love, Remain In Love: Talking Heads Tom Tom ClubTina, St. Martin's Press, Stop Making Sense, Talking Heads, Tina Weymouth, Tom Tom Club, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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July 21, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Stubs: # 227 – David Byrne, Wellington, 2018 

David Byrne – big fan! Love the solo stuff, and of course the Talking Heads work, the collaborations, all of it. Have seen him one other time and it was very good but was very keen to get to this. And then it didn’t seem likely. Sold out. And I’d missed the window. Oh well. I could hang on to […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged 2018), David Byrne, Stub, Stubs, Stubs # 227, Stubs: # 227 – David Byrne, Talking Heads, Tickets, Wellington, Wgtn ·

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October 25, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

St. Vincent: MassEducation

St. Vincent MassEducation Loma Vista I rather like St. Vincent’s music – but just recently, I watched her rather amazing performance at Austin City Limits (a highlight, topped only by Sir Paul of Macca) – and commented that it would be nice if she had some songs. That’s where it all falls over. Art as […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Album Review, David Byrne, Loma Vista, MassEducation, Masseduction, Piano, Prince, Remix, St. Vincent, St. Vincent: MassEducation, Tori Amos, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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March 14, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

David Byrne: American Utopia

David Byrne American Utopia Nonesuch It’s almost incredible to think it’s been some 14 years between David Byrne solo albums. That’s because he’s busy writing operas, staging shows, sending out e-newsletters, publishing books, collaborating with old pals (Brian Eno) and new friends (St. Vincent) and scoring soundtracks. He’s doing anything he can to not agree […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Album Review, American Utopia, Artist, Brian Eno, David Byrne, David Byrne: American Utopia, Eno, Everything That Happens Will Happen Today, Feelings, Grown Backwards, Look Into The Eyeball, Solo Album, St. Vincent, Talking Heads, Tour, Writer, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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October 17, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

NZ Festival 2018: Check Out The Full Programme

Wellington’s NZ Festival takes place over February/March of 2018 – earlier tonight the full programme was announced – along with theatre, comedy, dance, visual arts – a separate Writers Week and many multi-discipline acts there’s a stunning music line-up. David Byrne, Thundercat, Grizzly Bear, Perfume Genius, Anne Sofie Von Otter, The Staves and Cecile McLorin Salvant w/ […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged 2018), Anne Sofie Von Otter, Cecile McLorin Salvant w/ The Aaron Diehl Trio, David Byrne, February, Full Programme, Grizzly Bear, https://www.festival.co.nz/, Jonathan Crayford, Jordi Savall, Lawrence Arabia, Luke Buda and Sam Scott of The Phoenix Foundation, March, Nathan Haines, NZ Festival 2018, NZ Festival 2018: Check Out The Full Programme, Perfume Genius, The New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, The Staves, Thundercat, Wellington, Writers Week ·

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September 21, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 496

Talking Heads, Once In A Lifetime [Single] (1981) The drums push forward, the bass pulls back and this isn’t really a song, it’s a bunch of ideas falling over themselves, cascading, oscillating, evading melody in favour of finding a groove. The words are catchphrases, evangelical, delightful. A tune existing in its own space, in its […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 1980, 1981, A-side, B-side, David Byrne, LP, Once In A Lifetime, Record, Remain In Light, Seen And Not Seen, Single, Talking Heads, The Vinyl Countdown # 496, Vinyl ·

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June 1, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 549

Jon Hassell/Brian Eno, Fourth World, Vol. 1: Possible Musics (1980) I have to thank Sean Donnelly. I was at his place in Auckland last year – recording this episode of the podcast and he referenced this album. That sent me on the quest. I mean, to clarify: I knew the album. I’m not across absolutely […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 1980, Ambient, Arranger, Art, Berlin Trilogy, Brian Eno, Charm (Over Burundi Cloud), Collaboration, Collaborator, Conceptualist, David Bowie, David Byrne, Fourth World, Fourth World Vol. 1, Jon Hassell, Jon Hassell/Brian Eno, LP, Podcast, Possible Musics, Producer, Reissue, Roxy Music, Sean Donnelly, Sean James Donnelly, SJD, Songwriter, Talking Heads, The Vinyl Countdown # 549, Treatments, Vinyl, Vol. 1: Possible Musics ·

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February 28, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

The Music of Talking Heads: A Perfect Set of Worlds

I was introduced to the music of Talking Heads when the band was at its commercial peak. But to say I was introduced is not quite correct. I think, actually, the music announced itself. I’m talking the big hits – Road To Nowhere, And She Was, Burning Down The House, that sort of thing. For […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged '77, A Perfect Set of Worlds, African, And She Was, Bernie Worrell, Brian Eno, Burning Down The House, Chris Frantz, David Byrne, Fear Of Music, Fela Kuti, Jerry Harrison, Little Creatures, More Songs About Build, My Life In The Bush of Ghosts, Naked, Once In A Lifetime, Pop, Psycho Killer, Remain In Light, Road To Nowhere, Speaking In Tongues, Stop Making Sense, Talking Heads, The Music Of Talking Heads, The Music of Talking Heads: A Perfect Set of Worlds, Tina Weymouth, True Stories ·

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October 19, 2014 by Simon Sweetman

Naked Island: Naked Island

Naked Island Naked Island Peak Oil Naked Island is the name of the band-project and album – a collaboration between Felicia Atkinson (Je Suis Le Petit Chevalier) and Brian Pyle (Ensemble Economique). I wasn’t familiar with Atkinson’s work going into this but I do know Ensemble Economique. I couldn’t tell you where one person’s work […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Album Review, Brian Eno, Brian Pyle, Byrne and Eno, David Byrne, Ensemble Economique, Felicia Atkinson, Fripp and Eno, Je Suis Le Petit Chevalier, My Life In The Bush of Ghosts, Naked Island, Northern Exposure, Peak Oil, Sasha & John Digweed ·

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July 24, 2014 by Simon Sweetman

Anna Calvi: Strange Weather EP

Anna Calvi Strange Weather (ep) Domino Recording Co. I continue to warm to Anna Calvi’s sound. I don’t want to say anything condescending like she’s improving with each release but I loved recent full lengther, One Breath – and this covers EP (that classic stopgap) does build somewhat; bending songs to Calvi’s approach crucially, rather […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Album Review, Anna Calvi, Connan Mockasin, Covers EP, David Bowie, David Byrne, EP, FKA Twigs, Keren Ann, One Breath, Strange Weather EP, Suicide ·

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July 14, 2014 by Simon Sweetman

Eno & Hyde: High Life

Eno & Hyde High Life Warp Records You could believe – releasing this album just a couple of months after their first collaborative offering – that Brian Eno and Karl Hyde are lazily serving up the offcuts, the leftovers. But, actually, High Life was recorded – for the most part live – across one week. […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Album Review, Brian Eno, Daddy's Car, David Byrne, Eno, Eno & Hyde, High Life, hyde, John Cale, Karl Hyde, Someday World, Talking Heads, Underworld ·
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