talking heads - speaking in tongues (1lp/ reissue/ 180g)

A bold reinvention of art rock, Speaking In Tongues captures Talking Heads at their most danceable and free. Propelled by infectious rhythms and sharp wit, it’s where David Byrne’s eccentric charisma meets the funky, genre-blurring production of songs like “Burning Down the House” and “This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody).”

The album marked a turning point—commercially successful without compromising their offbeat spirit. There’s a sense of joy and experimental abandon in every groove, combining new wave, funk, gospel, and polyrhythmic textures into something unmistakably their own.

Vinyl Release Year: 2013