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The Quietus | Film | Film Features | Always In Light: Notes On Spike Lee And David Byrne's American Utopia


Ella Kemp
, December 14th, 2020 09:56
To mark the VOD release of Spike Lee s film of David Byrne s American Utopia – Film Editor Ella Kemp and music writer Chris Taylor replicate the post-gig debrief to unpack the new film s complex brilliance
Irrespective of the year and its circumstances, unprecedented or otherwise, there is magic in the seams of every David Byrne performance. It s a pure, intelligent and often electrifying thing – and never more so than when trusted in the hands of the great Spike Lee.
This version of
American Utopia, Byrne s sell-out show performing numbers from his solo album of the same name but also building a whole world made up of musings and memories from his Talking Heads day as well, elevates the material to new heights while reminding us just how thankful we can be that it exists. ....

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