MUSIC NEWS - As previously noted, David Byrne and Fatboy Slim have paired up for Here Lies Love, a 22 track song cycle about the life of former First Lady of the Philippines Imelda Marcos and her childhood servant, Estrella Cumpas. The release now has a revised, but confirmed dates of April 6, out via Todomundo/Nonesuch Records, the album will includes a 100-page book detailing the project and a DVD. In addition to Byrne and Fatboy Slim, Here Lies Love also features performances by Santigold, Florence Welch (Florence + The Machine), Sia, Steve Earle, St. Vincent, Natalie Merchant, Tori Amos, Sharon Jones, Nicole Atkins and many others. In addition, The Public Theater in New York City is developing a theatrical version of Here Lies Love for a future production.
Right now Byrne is offering a free download of “Please Don’t” (featuring Santigold) at herelieslove.net. In anticipation of the record’s release, herelieslove.net is premiering five additional streaming tracks from Here Lies Love each week along with each track’s corresponding chapter. The streaming tracks are “Here Lies Love,” “Dancing Together,” “Never So Big,” “Solano Avenue” and “Why Don’t You Love Me?”