Talking Heads Reunite to Chronicle Their Career in New Book

WHO:

Billboard - Talking Heads’ four members are involved in the group’s first authorized book.

Rolling Stone Music - Talking Heads are reuniting for the book.

WHAT:

Pitchfork - The book will include essays by Lorde, Debbie Harry, Karl Ove Knausgaard, and others.

Billboard - The band is preparing a career-spanning coffee-table book titled *New Feeling*.

Rolling Stone Music - *New Feeling* will include handwritten lyrics, original album sketches, and private photos.

WHEN:

Billboard - The book is due out “next May.”

Rolling Stone Music - The book is due in May.

HOW:

Billboard - The book is authorized by all four members of Talking Heads.

Rolling Stone Music - The book will chronicle the band’s career through handwritten lyrics, original album sketches, and private photos.

(UPDATED October 22, 2026 14:09 UTC)

Talking Heads are reuniting around their first authorized book, a career-spanning collection called *New Feeling*. All four members are involved in the project, bringing the band together for a look back at its history. The coffee-table book will trace Talking Heads’ career through a range of personal and archival material. Readers can expect handwritten lyrics, original sketches for album artwork, and private photographs. It will also feature essays from musicians and writers, including Lorde, Debbie Harry, and Karl Ove Knausgaard, along with contributions from others. The collection combines the band’s own materials with reflections from outside voices, offering several ways to revisit its career. *New Feeling* is due out next May.

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(UPDATED October 22, 2026 13:20 UTC)

Talking Heads’ four members are coming together for the band’s first authorized book, a career-spanning coffee-table volume called *New Feeling*. The project brings all four members into the same book, marking a rare joint effort focused on the group’s history. Readers will see handwritten lyrics, original sketches for the band’s albums, and private photographs. Together, those materials will trace Talking Heads’ career through creative work and personal images. The book is due out next May. Its contents reach from the writing and visual planning behind the albums to photographs from the band’s private collection. *New Feeling* is designed as a visual record of the band’s career, with contributions and authorization from each of its four members.