How Talking Heads Turned a Corner on ‘Fear of Music’How Talking Heads Turned a Corner on ‘Fear of Music’It's clear now that this was a bellwether juncture for the band, its music and its future.Nick DeRisoNick DeRiso
How Talking Heads Avoided the Sophomore Jinx on ‘More Songs About Buildings and Food’How Talking Heads Avoided the Sophomore Jinx on ‘More Songs About Buildings and Food’As the saying goes, artists have their entire life to make a debut album. The next one? Not so much.Dave LiftonDave Lifton
40 Years Ago: Talking Heads Find the Sweet Spot on ‘Speaking in Tongues’40 Years Ago: Talking Heads Find the Sweet Spot on ‘Speaking in Tongues’After taking a brief hiatus to focus on separate projects, they regrouped with a newly reaffirmed sense of purpose.Jeff GilesJeff Giles
When Talking Heads Departed With a Final Genre-Bending LP, ‘Naked’When Talking Heads Departed With a Final Genre-Bending LP, ‘Naked’After two albums of stripped-down Americana, the band once again expanded its scope – then promptly fell apart. Michael GallucciMichael Gallucci