Pitchfork

David Byrne and Brian Eno have finally unveiled the details of their follow-up to My Life in the Bush of Ghosts, 27 years in the making. The "electronic gospel" album is called Everything That Happens Will Happen Today, and the duo will self-release it via everythingthathappens.com.

On August 4, Byrne and Eno will offer the song "Strange Overtones" as a free download via the site. On August 18, the full album will be available for purchase as well as streaming. Regular and deluxe CD editions will follow at a later date, both "enhanced" and including a download. The deluxe package includes artwork by Stefan Sagmeister.

Everything That Happens focuses on Byrne's lyrics and vocals over Eno's electronic tracks; a press release emphasizes that the album is "more a collection of songs" than the soundscapes of My Life in the Bush of Ghosts. Eno elaborated on Byrne's aforementioned "electronic gospel" comment in the press release: "When we started this work, we started to think we were making something like electronic gospel: a music where singing was the central event but whose sonic landscapes were not the type normally associated with that way of singing."

David Byrne has several "Songs of David Byrne and Brian Eno" dates coming this fall, with many more on the way. In fact, he's planning shows in support of Everything That Happens across the world and into next year.

Everything That Happens Will Happen Today:

01 Home
02 My Big Nurse
03 I Feel My Stuff
04 Everything That Happens
05 Life Is Long
06 The River
07 Strange Overtones
08 Wanted for Life
09 One Fine Day
10 Poor Boy
11 The Lighthouse

"David Byrne, Songs of David Byrne and Brian Eno" tour:

09-18 Newport News, VA - Ferguson Center for the Arts
09-20 Atlanta, GA - Chastain Park Amphitheatre
09-26 Austin, TX - Zilker Park (Austin City Limits Festival)
09-30 Phoenix, AZ - Orpheum Theatre
10-02 San Diego, CA - Humphreys Concerts by the Bay
10-04 Santa Barbara, CA - Arlington Theatre