- new wave, post-punk, rock, art punk
- 42 min
- 11 tracks
- Sire Records
More Songs About Buildings and Food is the second studio album by the American rock band Talking Heads, released on July 14, 1978, by Sire Records. It was the band's first of three consecutive albums produced by Brian Eno, and saw the band move toward an increasingly danceable style, crossing singer David Byrne's unusual delivery with new emphasis on the rhythm section of bassist Tina Weymouth and drummer Chris Frantz.
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Cool, character-led, spare and contemporary.
- cooloverwhelming
- character-ledplot-driven
- sparerichly built
- contemporarynostalgic
- resolvedopen-ended
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- AllMusic5/5 ★
- Chicago Tribune4/4 ★
- Christgau's Record GuideA
- The Guardian4/5 ★
- The Irish Times5/5 ★
- Mojo4/5 ★
- Pitchfork8.8/10
- The Rolling Stone Album Guide4.5/5 ★
- Spin Alternative Record Guide9/10
- Uncut5/5 ★
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Tracks
- A1Thank You for Sending Me an Angel2:12
- A2With Our Love3:31
- A3The Good Thing3:04
- A4Warning Sign3:55
- A5The Girls Want to Be With the Girls2:38
- A6Found a Job4:59
- B1Artists Only3:36
- B2I’m Not in Love4:35
- B3Stay Hungry2:41
- B4Take Me to the River5:04
- B5The Big Country5:32
11 tracks, 42 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Talking Heads
- Label
- Sire Records
- Released
- 1978
- Type
- Album
- Format
- 12" Vinyl
- Country
- CA
From MusicBrainz, the earliest official release of this album.
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