David Byrne shares new mansplaining-inspired single “She Explains Things To Me”
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David Byrne shares new mansplaining-inspired single “She Explains Things To Me”

David Byrne has shared “She Explains Things To Me”, the follow-up single to lead “Everybody Laughs", from his upcoming album Who Is The Sky?, out on September 5 via Matador.

Same as the rest of the record, the track is produced by Grammy Award-winner Kid Harpoon (Harry Styles, Miley Cyrus) and arranged by the members of the chamber ensemble Ghost Train Orchestra. Watch a lyric video for the newest single below:

The Talking Heads frontman said the following about the song:

“Many times I have marvelled at how a friend (usually a female friend) seems to clock what is going on in a film between characters way before I do. Sometimes I understand poetry, but sometimes I need help."

He also explains that even "Though inspired by the [Rebbeca] Solnit book Men Explain Things to Me there is a huge difference—mansplaining is usually unasked for, in this case I am the one asking.”

Byrne is embarking on a six-month-long world tour in support of his new album on September 14.


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