Talking Heads · 1983 · 1980s · Entry 190 of 272
Speaking in Tongues
Post-Eno, leaner, and the pop record nobody saw coming. 'Burning Down the House' is the floor.
Pitchfork
Read review →Post-Eno, leaner and more danceable, Speaking in Tongues distilled everything the Talking Heads had been building toward into their most accessible and most purely fun album.
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