Remain in Light at 40: A Celebration of Talking Heads' landmark album
“Today marks 40 years since October 8, 1980, the release date of Talking Heads' era-defining fourth album Remain in Light. It's hard to believe that an album this urgent, this influential, this ingrained in music culture could be four decades in the rearview. Hell, it's older than everyone who contributes to this website – but the fact that we all worship it just stands as a testament to its epochal brilliance. We're reminded of it almost daily by the countless contemporary artists in divergent genres who count it among their guiding stars.”
I organised a feature to mark the 40th anniversary of Talking Heads’ Remain in Light, with a different member of the Beats Per Minute team tackling each track. I did the intro and opening track “Born Under Punches (The Heat Goes On)” - check out the whole thing here.
