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Talking Heads: Fear Of Music

3 August 1979 · 48 YEARS

Fear Of Music

Talking Heads

The band abandoned their previous, sparse aesthetic for a dense, paranoid sound. It feels like a nervous breakdown set to a disco beat, capturing the tension of a city on the edge of change.

Recorded during the New York art-punk era, the production relies on jagged guitar lines and repetitive, hypnotic bass. The record effectively channels an intense sense of urban unease, mirroring the atmosphere of the late seventies.

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