Talking Heads Announce Authorized Book for 2027

Talking Heads’ four members have announced New Feeling, an authorized book they wrote and curated together, scheduled for release on May 18, 2027. The project brings David Byrne, Tina Weymouth, Chris Frantz and Jerry Harrison together to tell the band’s story through archival material and essays by each member. The book is due from Abrams Books in connection with the 50th anniversary of the group’s debut album, Talking Heads: 77. Publisher information describes it as a 400-page volume featuring photographs, handwritten lyrics, early album artwork and other material from the band’s archive. Its narrative follows the group from its beginnings at the Rhode Island School of Design through its emergence in New York’s music scene. The members announced the project together in a video shared by the publisher. Harrison said the band had retrieved handwritten lyrics, album sketches and private photographs, some of which had remained in the archive for more than 40 years. The planned book also revisits the group’s 1984 concert film, Stop Making Sense. The editions include a standard hardcover, a collector’s edition and a limited edition. The collector’s and limited editions feature a...