Everything That Happens Will Happen Today

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Everything That Happens Will Happen Today is the second collaborative album by David Byrne and Brian Eno, released on August 18, 2008, by Todo Mundo. It explores themes of humanity versus technology and optimism in spite of bleak circumstance through the blending of electronic and gospel music. Critical reception was largely positive and the album received awards for both the musical content as well as the packaging and technical production. This album is the first joint effort between the two musicians since 1981's My Life in the Bush of Ghosts and Eno's work producing and co-writing with Talking Heads. Byrne and Eno worked on the tracks in their home studios throughout 2007 and early 2008 and sent digital copies of the recordings to one another over email. The single "Strange Overtones" was released free to promote the album and Byrne toured through 2008 and 2009, performing songs from this release as well as the duo's previous collaborations. This tour was documented with the live EP...

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