David Byrne American Utopia

3.5 stars out of 5 -- "[T]he album boasts some of the most exciting music Byrne has made in years....The balance of light and dark is especially compelling on 'Bullet'..."
"AMERICAN UTOPIA is filled with short and simply written songs, their pensive verses bursting into jubilant choruses on a fairly reliable schedule."
"'This is that' is a yearning tribute to the power of music, sung over synthetic chinese zither..."
4 stars out of 5 -- "[I]n its own abstract way, it confronts the big questions....It's melodic, goofy and very quirky."
Paste (magazine) - "[I]t's a David Byrne album: cerebral, but with an irresistible beat; and exuberant, but in a way that is self-contained. And if America right now is something less than a utopia, Byrne is a force for positivity, exhorting us all to do better."
Pitchfork (Website) - "[W]ith his latest, Byrne does what so few of his peers will: He takes some actual risks."
Clash (Magazine) - "[A] whimsical, weird and totally wonderful set of songs....An inquisitive and hopeful ray of sunshine filled with foot tapping beats and memorable wordplay."