limited indies only apple green lp with folded poster byrne's first new album since 2018’s 'american utopia', its 12 songs were arranged by the members of new york-based chamber ensemble, ghost train orchestra.musical friends old and new, including st. vincent, paramore’s hayley williams, the smile drummer, tom skinner, and 'american utopia' percussionist, mauro refosco, also make appearances on 'who is the sky?', which is led by the infectious single "everybody laughs.byrne was inspired to enlist ghost train orchestra for the album after hearing their 2023 tribute album to the blind new york composer and street poet moondog, and later that year jumped on stage with the group during a brooklyn performance. enticed by the 15-member ghost train’s varied instrumental lineup – which includes drums, percussion, guitar and bass along with strings, winds and brass – he thought to himself, “what if that’s what these new songs of mine sounded like?” byrne asked if they’d want to serve as his band for the who is the sky? sessions, and they quickly agreed.
limited indies only apple green lp with folded poster byrne's first new album since 2018’s 'american utopia', its 12 songs were arranged by the members of new york-based chamber ensemble, ghost train orchestra.musical friends old and new, including st. vincent, paramore’s hayley williams, the smile drummer, tom skinner, and 'american utopia' percussionist, mauro refosco, also make appearances on 'who is the sky?', which is led by the infectious single "everybody laughs.byrne was inspired to enlist ghost train orchestra for the album after hearing their 2023 tribute album to the blind new york composer and street poet moondog, and later that year jumped on stage with the group during a brooklyn performance. enticed by the 15-member ghost train’s varied instrumental lineup – which includes drums, percussion, guitar and bass along with strings, winds and brass – he thought to himself, “what if that’s what these new songs of mine sounded like?” byrne asked if they’d want to serve as his band for the who is the sky? sessions, and they quickly agreed.
limited indies only apple green lp with folded poster byrne's first new album since 2018’s 'american utopia', its 12 songs were arranged by the members of new york-based chamber ensemble, ghost train orchestra.musical friends old and new, including st. vincent, paramore’s hayley williams, the smile drummer, tom skinner, and 'american utopia' percussionist, mauro refosco, also make appearances on 'who is the sky?', which is led by the infectious single "everybody laughs.byrne was inspired to enlist ghost train orchestra for the album after hearing their 2023 tribute album to the blind new york composer and street poet moondog, and later that year jumped on stage with the group during a brooklyn performance. enticed by the 15-member ghost train’s varied instrumental lineup – which includes drums, percussion, guitar and bass along with strings, winds and brass – he thought to himself, “what if that’s what these new songs of mine sounded like?” byrne asked if they’d want to serve as his band for the who is the sky? sessions, and they quickly agreed.
