album · July 21, 1978
More Songs About Buildings and Food
Warner RecordsSee this day
new wavealternativepost-punk
Talking Heads’ 1978 debut, More Songs About Buildings and Food, delivered on its title with eleven tracks that explored the mundane with a rare and focused intensity. The album’s art-funk sound would become a hallmark of the band’s career.
- More Songs About Buildings and Food was produced by Tony Bongiovi and Talking Heads.
- The album reached number 164 on the Billboard 200.
- The album was recorded at Compass Point Studios in New Providence, Bahamas.
Talking Heads were a New York new wave band whose art-funk sound and art-school sensibility set them apart from their contemporaries. This 1978 debut arrived as punk was giving way to post-punk, and the band charted a distinctive course.
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