David Byrne and St. Vincent made a record together last year, called 'Love This Giant'. After a short tour through the U.S. and Australia they, will will now do a longer tour in the U.S. and Europe this summer. As an appetizer for the shows, the duo released a 5-track ep called 'Brass Tactics'. The EP has one song that didn't make it on the record (a waltz featuring some lovely glass harmonica), a couple of energized remixes of some of the album tunes and two live tracks, including Talking Heads classic 'Road to Nowhere'.

Tracklist:

1. Cissus (Previously unreleased track)
2. I Should Watch TV (M_Stine Remix)
3. Lightning (Kent Rockafeller Remix)
4. Marrow (Live)
5. Road to Nowhere (Live)

Download the EP for FREE right here. You can also check the upcoming tourdates on the same page.

Early demo of a Talking Heads songs from the 'Little Creatures' and 'True Stories' era surfaced and can be heard on YouTube. Both albums were recorded at the same time, and the demos are all from the same period (late 1984/early 1985). So far, the following demos were put on YouTube:

• Wild Wild Life
• Road to Nowhere (a different, more developed version, was released as a bonus track on the remastered edition of 'Little Creatures')
• Hey Now
• Papa Legba
• The Lady Don't Mind (originally, this song was written for 'Speaking in Tongues' - a demo of that version was released as the 'Moog March version' on the download-only album 'Bonus rarities & Outtakes')

"Remain in Light" and "Talking Heads 77" will be re-released on cd in Japan on July 24th. As with previous Japanese re-releases, these albums will be available in limited quantities only. Previous releases of "Speaking in Tongues" and "Remain in Light" both sold out in a few days after release... So if you want these for your collection, pre-ordering is a good idea. There are no bonus tracks on these album, but both come with full English and Japanese lyric sheets. Both albums are 'mid priced' (about $13 each)

Pre-order Remain in Light (Japanese cd 2013)

Pre-order Talking Heads 77 (Japanese cd 2013)

Talking Heads' 1983 album "Speaking in Tongues" will be re-released on 180 grams vinyl in the U.K. on May 13rd. The vinyl contains the original lp versions of the songs. Back in 1983, the cassette version of "Speaking in Tongues" contained longer versions of five tracks. These extended versions of 'Making Flippy Floppy', 'Girlfriend is Better', 'Slippery People', 'I Get Wild/Wild Gravity' and 'Moon Rocks' were used on most of the cd releases that came later (including the 'Brick' edition).
These days, the longer versions are the standard known versions of these tracks, which makes this new vinyl rerelease interesting for both fans and completists.

Order your copy of the "Speaking in Tongues" vinyl in the UK (release May 13rd)
Order your copy of the "Speaking in Tongues" vinyl in the USA (release May 21st)

Tom Tom Club just announced the dates and details on the uncoming UK tour in June. Also announced is a gig in Paris - more to come. See the official Tom Tom Club site or Facebookpage for all details.