Everything That Happens Will Happen Today

Pitchfork 7.6/10 There's nothing like a nice surprise from musicians you love. In 1981, Talking Heads frontman David Byrne and producer Brian Eno united for one of the most fruitful partnerships of the post-punk era to release My Life in the Bush of Ghosts, a groundbreaking record that made prominent use of sampled soundbytes and disembodied voices in place of singing. The album, recorded betwee n sessions for the Talking Heads' essential Remain in Light LP, was released with surprisingly little fanfare, yet pioneered and popularized methods that have since become part of our musical lexicon.

A.V. Club B Everything That Happens is an unexpected album, but a stirring one nonetheless.

Rolling Stone 4/5 With their new album, Everything That Happens Will Happen Today, the pair rejoin the rock conversation as if they'd never left.

All Music 3.5/5 Everything That Happens Will Happen Today is, despite the long odds, an inviting, musically satisfying endeavor. It reveals that veteran artists are capable of redefining themselves when refusing to take themselves too seriously. This is unfettered joyful listening.

The Observer 3/5 A record on which electronics and a grown-up wistfulness meet in a charming, comfortable manner.

Slant 4/5 By this point in his career, Byrne's voice has a comforting effect, and the rest of the album builds on this feeling, the lyrics clever if not a little standard, and the music catchy and inviting.

Pop Matters 8/10 All the proof you need is how buoyant and energized this album leaves you feeling. Hallelujah.

The Guardian 3/5 Everything That Happens Will Happen Today may be an album of subtle pleasures, but they are pleasures all the same.

Spectrum Culture 70% Aside from a few murky songs that primarily serve to indulge Eno’s need for sonic experimentation, Everything That Happens Will Happen Today is an enjoyable album that reveals a bit more with each listen. It doesn’t try to be a redux of My Life In the Bush of Ghosts. Sometimes, it’s enough to acknowledge a legacy without the burden of trying to top it.

Hot Press 7.0/10 No boundaries were harmed in its making but ETHWHT is an album of unquestionably great songs. For today, that’s more than enough.