David Byrne - Who Is The Sky?

Released 5th September 2025

David Byrne is proud to announceWho Is the Sky?, his first new album since 2018s acclaimed and award-winningAmerican Utopia, which will be released September 5th by Matador Records. The album was produced by the Grammy-winning Kid Harpoon (Harry Styles, Miley Cyrus), while its 12 songs were arranged by the members of New York-based chamber ensemble Ghost Train Orchestra.

Musical friends old and new, including St. Vincent, Paramores Hayley Williams, The Smile drummer Tom Skinner andAmerican Utopiapercussionist Mauro Refosco, also make appearances onWho Is the Sky?, which is led by the infectious single "Everybody Laughs.

Someone I know said, David, you use the word everybody a lot. I suppose I do that to give an anthropological view of life in New York as we know it, says Byrne. Everybody