David Byrne and St. Vincent document the struggle of brassy American funk on Love This Giant

"You can hear that contrast, but I think the horns add a starchy but oddly lovable note of constraint, and that may be the point. Love This Giant could be read as a document of struggle against apathy and mindlessness. If the horns, voices and drums that compose the record don't always seem to be working together in conventional ways, they often add up to a whole that remains a bit mysterious — and that may be plenty for pop musicians to achieve, at this late date."

David Byrne & St. Vincent Love This Giant

"By collaborating, Byrne and Clark are already making the album biunivocal and multitudinous (Whitman: 'I am large, I contain multitudes')."

David Byrne and St. Vincent get horny on ‘Love This Giant’

"Sax, trumpet and more push the unlikely collaboration's 12 tracks along in funky bursts fired over percolating rhythms."

Love This Giant

"A May-December one-off by David Byrne and Annie 'St. Vincent' Clark, this LP is like a special-mention science-fair project: two brainy kids speaking in tongues that are fascinating even when they're hard to follow."

Album review: David Byrne & St. Vincent, ‘Love This Giant’

"When David Byrne and St. Vincent announced they were working on an album together, the obvious reaction was to geek out while picturing two of rock's most exciting experimentalists jamming together in some impeccably decorated Soho loft."

Review: David Byrne & St. Vincent - Love This Giant

"With St. Vincent’s mercurial guitar ability and David Byrne’s musical intellect, Love This Giant welds together two sides of the same experimental coin."

Album Review: David Byrne and St. Vincent Love This Giant

"The duo successfully crosses Clark’s talent of romanticizing morbidity through melody and Byrne’s knack for eccentric pop by using a prominent horn section both as a bridge between the two and an unfamiliar element that distinguishes this as a partnered effort rather than a 'David Byrne Record' or an 'Annie Clark Record.' The brass plays the role of a third member in the album, setting the mood from song to song."

David Byrne / St. Vincent Love This Giant

"Both Byrne and Clark are equally fascinated by the theatricality of everyday life: the scripts and performances that drive our days and raise the stakes of our mundane interactions to the level of high drama or (for this duo) dark comedy."

David Byrne and St. Vincent: Love This Giant

"It is, in other words, a deeply weird and deeply lovely record, albeit one that listeners should do their best to listen to with as few preconceptions as possible."

Here Come the Horns: David Byrne & St. Vincent Might Be Giants

"Of course, Byrne and Clark are fantastic musicians, and they have more going on than a simple brass=humanity equation. The brass is just one of the many ways to key in on Love this Giant, which is really a great album, despite what you may have read."

David Byrne & St. Vincent: Love This Giant

"On Love This Giant, the album that Byrne and St. Vincent have been recording off-and-on for the past three years, Byrne largely sticks with the sound that’s served him well over the past decade or so of solo projects, drawing on complex worldbeat rhythms and pumping R&B horns to lend his quirky lyrics and jittery vocals some vigor. And St. Vincent does what she does best: mixing sketchy electronics, cinematic orchestrations, and eruptions of guitar beneath her cool, even voice. The two musicians’ styles fit neatly over each other, sounding mutually rhythmic, arty, and full of hermetic insight."

David Byrne & St Vincent - ‘Love This Giant’

"As it turns out, ‘Love This Giant’ is completely out of kilter with what’s contemporary, and off-the-hook brilliant to boot."

Review | David Byrne & St. Vincent – Love This Giant

"When their voices blend together further into the track there is no doubt that these two artists were meant to sing together."

Album review: David Byrne & St. Vincent’s ‘Love This Giant’

"Juicy questions come wrapped in chewy textures on "Love This Giant," an album-length collaboration between David Byrne and St. Vincent."

David Byrne & St. Vincent - Who

"David Byrne & St. Vincent's collaborative album Love This Giant masterfully combines both of their avant-garde styles, with disjointed soundscapes stitched together by a brassy horns section that floats throughout. Instantly gratifying, Annie Clark's taunting vocals perfectly compliment Byrne's deadpan delivery, lathering his rigid bravado with honey-soaked harmonies."

David Byrne & St. Vincent Love This Giant

"As a result, Love This Giant is a sprawling behemoth, if not greater than the sum of its parts, then certainly twice as weird."

David Byrne / St. Vincent – Love This Giant Review

"Altogether, the material on Love This Giant proves that David Byrne and St. Vincent don’t have to sacrifice quality for accessibility. Perhaps as a testament to the talent and experience of the two, it seems as if Byrne and Clarke can churn out perfect music without hardly trying."

‘Love This Giant’ succeeds with beautiful juxtaposition

"The back-and-forth between the two artists is a large part of what makes this album so fun to listen to. David Byrne’s voice has a slight tinge of crazy, much subdued from his days in the Talking Heads, but it is still very audible if you listen. Like in her other albums, Clark’s voice is still soft and melodic; at times, it is nearly motherly."

David Byrne & St. Vincent – Love This Giant

"It’s as if they’re haunting one another and that’s not too far from the truth."

Review: David Byrne & St. Vincent’s Love This Giant

"...Love This Giant, Byrne’s collaboration with St. Vincent, a woman who’s known more for her multi-instrumentalist abilities than her voice, is the first full-length he’s co-written with anyone other than Brian Eno."

ST. VINCENT & DAVID BYRNE COLLABORATE ON ‘LOVE THIS GIANT’

"Perhaps no one saw this coming, but it seems natural to see two great pop minds such as these working together."

David Bryne and St. Vincent’s Annie Clark Team Up

"Talking Heads' David Bryne and St. Vincent's Annie Clark have completed a collaboration album that they plan to take on the road in the fall."

David Byrne and St. Vincent: Love This Giant

"There are just enough of these deeply unsettling moments to make the album at the very least a curio in these artists’ catalog, if not necessarily a triumph."

David Byrne And St. Vincent At The Ryman Auditorium

"If there were any complaint to be made about the show, it was that some of Byrne’s tunes were hard to hear over the frenzied crowd, but people didn’t seem to mind too much."

David Byrne & St. Vincent Collaborate For New LP

”I’ve never been that closely entwined in the songwriting, arranging, singing, and lyric-writing process with anyone.”

David Byrne and St. Vincent

"Their lyrical concerns seem to dovetail. The characters in these songs feel worried about, and fascinated by, the world as seen from a distance — a trope of Mr. Byrne’s for a long time — or are haunted and nervous or cynical, as in some of Ms. Clark’s past work."

St. Vincent, David Byrne Team Up for ‘Giant’ Album

"Art-rock legend David Byrne and indie chanteuse St. Vincent have teamed up for a new album, 'Love This Giant,' as well as a corresponding fall tour."

David Byrne & St. Vincent Act Weird in ‘Who’ Video

"Here, we see Byrne and Clark interacting in some confused way on an abandoned road, alternating between inscrutable storyline and impromptu dancing instruction, though knowing when to bust out such rickety steps on the club floor boils down to trial and error."

David Byrne and St. Vincent collaborate on ‘Love This Giant’ and bring in a 26-piece brass section

"The eureka element of 'Giant' isn’t Byrne's bemused style, or Clark’s fanciful one, but the punch provided by a full 26-piece section of brass. They cheerfully barge into every track, adding brusque and exciting punctuations. 'Horns are so versatile,' Clark says. 'They have so many colors.'"

Live Review: David Byrne & St. Vincent at The Chicago Theatre (9/18)

"Those who’ve witnessed Byrne’s past tours are familiar with his more theatrical style, which feels part-vaudeville, part-operatic, and part-improv. With so many talented artists surrounding the two, and all that shiny, bulky brass, it’s just gorgeous to watch them line dance, two-step, or shuffle about whimsically."

DAVID BYRNE & ST. VINCENT AT STATE THEATRE, 9/15/12

"Dressed a bit like a waiter working at a bar called Heaven -- white shoes, black pants, black shirt, white coat, white hair -- Byrne cut an impressive figure as he led 11 other performers through a series of heavily choreographed numbers."

David Byrne, St. Vincent focus on the present at Chicago Theatre

"David Byrne has about 30 years of experience on St. Vincent, a.k.a. Annie Clark. The gap collapsed Tuesday at a sold-out Chicago Theatre, where the youthful singer/guitarist took the reigns of the duo's 100-minute set."

David Byrne & St. Vincent played the Chicago Theatre (pics, review, setlist)

photos by Chase Turner; words by Parker Langvardt Annie Clark took center stage at The Chicago Theatre on Tuesday (9/18), with David Byrne joining her slightly off-center. Behind them stood…

David Byrne and St. Vincent Play SHN Orpheum Theatre Tonight, 10/15

"The duo also split lyrical and vocal duties on the record, which despite eschewing a traditional guitar/bass/drums lineup in favor of idiosyncratic horn arrangements, presents itself as infectious and modern hook-laden rock."

St. Vincent & David Byrne Start Making Sense [Show Preview]

"That body of work became Love This Giant, a brassy, stripped-down affair that plays to the strengths of both artists, without getting overtaken by either one. The album is getting good reviews, but it's the live show spawned in its wake that's earning unrestrained praise."

Him & Her Burning down Bass Concert Hall with David Byrne & St. Vincent

"Him: inspired, reinvigorated. Her: indie rock’s new leading lady. David Byrne & St. Vincent together: 'Outside of Space and Time.'”

ST. VINCENT AND DAVID BYRNE - MCFARLIN AUDITORIUM - 10/7/12

"In fact, it comes off as more than the sum of the parts that could work as a Byrne or St. Vincent solo record, or perhaps an entirely new thing altogether."

Show Reviews: David Byrne and St. Vincent plus DJ Rashad Put On Two Wildly Different and Surprising

"One of the most impressive moments of the evening came when Byrne introduced each backing musician one by one, and went through the trouble of naming all of their side-projects, or initial projects—perhaps he is the side project for them."

Musicians liven up Byrne, St. Vincent collaboration

"Byrne and St. Vincent brought the star power and eccentricity, and nearly filled the Riverside to capacity. But that band was chiefly responsible for the drama and the fun."

City Arts Fest: David Byrne & St. Vincent @ 5th Avenue Theatre 10/17

By Hallie Santo Back in 1984, in an interview with himself, Talking Heads’ David Byrne stated that he would tour again “when there is something new to say to an audience.” While the songs…

David Byrne And St. Vincent Team Up For Concert At Humphreys

"Don't miss the boat when David Byrne and St. Vincent cruise into Humphreys Concerts by the Bay for a concert tomorrow night."

Music: David Byrne and St. Vincent can’t help but think big

"Juicy questions come wrapped in chewy textures on "Love This Giant," an album-length collaboration between David Byrne and St. Vincent."

Review: David Byrne and St. Vincent get moving at the Greek Theatre

"Leading a 10-piece band that included eight horn players, the duo preserved the music’s intricate textures at the Greek."

DAVID BYRNE & ST. VINCENT - GREEK THEATRE - 10/13/12

"There's something slightly Lydia Deetz like -- hair notwithstanding -- about St. Vincent, aka born Annie Clark. Clark, in all her petite, cherubic glory always comes off as a mix of zany and sweet, and it's something about that (in addition to raw talent) which makes her a perfect collaborator for David Byrne, who, at 60, is exactly twice her age."

PHOTOS / RECAP: DAVID BYRNE AND ST. VINCENT @ 5TH AVENUE THEATER, SEATTLE 10/17/12

"The arresting solo was a theatrical masterpiece, beautifully chaotic and unpredictable, two innovative personalities combined into one overwhelming force."

Photos: David Byrne and St. Vincent Live

"Love This Giant is a tremendously rich, eclectic album that doesn't stand still for a minute. Every song is packed with references, sounds, ideas, precisely chosen words—and yes, those glorious horns."

David Byrne and St. Vincent at the Ryman, 10/2/12

"But, even if it wasn't loaded down with surprises and Ryman moments, we couldn't help but be kinda blown away by David Byrne, St. Vincent and their marching band. Especially the showboating tuba player who high-fived audience members while still playing the song."

Jeff Moehlis: David Byrne, St. Vincent Coming to Arlington Theatre

"If you haven’t had the pleasure to hear Love This Giant, it has the funky minimalist rhythms that you’d expect from Byrne, a bit of arty guitar that you’d expect from Clark, the distinctive vocals you’d expect from both of them, and something you might not expect — lots of horns!"

David Byrne & St. Vincent spellbinding at Segerstrom

"Their voices are such a perfect blend of chilly and warm, futurism and earthiness, it’s a wonder they aren’t biologically related."

David Byrne and St. Vincent - Segerstrom Concert Hall - October 12, 2012

"It felt like a matinee screening of a brilliant film."

David Byrne and St. Vincent burn down the Schnitz

"Interplay between Byrne and Clark was minimal, save for quick glances of admiration for a lyric, or during mirror-like marionette dance ad-lib, which made their more direct interactions after the first encore all the more special."

David Bryne and St. Vincent Put Moves to Music: Concert Review

"Backed by a 10-piece brass band, the Talking Heads frontman and critically acclaimed indie songstress delivered a theatrical and charmingly choreographed performance."

Photos: David Byrne & St. Vincent at Williamsburg Park

"Consider David Byrne and St. Vincent’s show at Williamsburg Park on Saturday the final piece in merging the old and new indie elite."

Annie Clark of St. Vincent talks about working with David Byrne

"We were at the after-party, and David came up to me and said he liked my new video for 'Actor out of Work,'" Clark said by phone the day after she and Byrne played a show in Dallas, her hometown. "He said it was very creepy, and I took that as a big compliment coming from him. And that's when the friendship was born."

David Byrne brings down the house in Toronto show

"Also good was Byrne and Clark’s action-packed theremin duet on her Champagne Year."

Review: ‘David Byrne and St. Vincent’

" Backed by an eight-piece brass band that remained in constant choreographed motion — circling the stage, mobbing the two headliners, lying down on cue — Clark and Byrne both indulged in some peculiar grooves."

Concert review: David Byrne and St. Vincent at Strathmore

"The intergenerational pairing, the crazy-quilt of traditional and house rhythms, the offbeat visual presentation — it all added up to a kind of show you’d never seen or heard before."

Byrne’s Brass Band Burns Down The House

"Meanwhile, the horns would march themselves into various formations and, joined by Byrne, would close in on Clark menacingly during her solos or, at other times, form a joyful line dance that underscored the more upbeat songs, particularly of Byrne’s."

Live Shots: David Byrne and St. Vincent at the Orpheum

"Though at times incredibly personal, the show had a broader message to its audience; one about people coming together despite their differences to figure out the strangeness of life."

Better Together: St. Vincent on David Byrne

By Aly Comingore If there’s something to be learned from the recent collaboration between St. Vincent’s Annie Clark and former Talking Heads frontman David Byrne, it’s that with certain…

David Byrne and St. Vincent at the Arlington Theatre

"Backed by a 10-piece band that included eight brass players, Byrne and Clark wove their way through a set that hit all the marks."

David Byrne & St. Vincent - 5th Avenue Theatre - October 17

"Live, augmented by a hip-hop beat and massive brass hits, Byrne sounded genuinely curious about what makes people tick."

David Byrne and St. Vincent Turn Post-Punk Into Broadway in Brooklyn

By Jesse Jarnow The most telling moment during David Byrne and St. Vincent’s brass-abetted Lacoste L!ve concert series performance at Brooklyn’s Williamsburg Park Saturday came about halfway…

David Byrne and St. Vincent Bring Their Strange Love to Santa Barbara

"Byrne’s art rock sensibilities and quirky stage presence fits nicely with Clark’s unusual songwriting choices and singing style."