Talking Heads reinvented what a rock band could be — angular, funky, intellectual, danceable, minimalist, chaotic, global, and stunningly original. Formed by David Byrne, Tina Weymouth, Chris Frantz, and Jerry Harrison, they fused punk energy with Afrobeat rhythm, New York art-school aesthetics, and pop-culture critique, creating albums that still sound futuristic: Remain in Light, Fear of Music, More Songs About Buildings and Food, Speaking in Tongues. Their music was nervous and ecstatic at the same time — grooves like machines with heartbeats, lyrics like surreal postcards from modern life, performances like rituals (Stop Making Sense remains a pinnacle of the concert film form). Talking Heads didn’t follow trends — they invented them — and their influence continues to pulse through indie, pop, dance, electronic, and experimental sound to this day.
