5 Facts About Byrne and Eno's 27-Year Album Gap

The gap between their albums was 27 years Everything That Happens Will Happens Today came out in 2008, following My Life in the Bush of Ghosts from 1981.

That gap is longer than most bands’ entire careers Most musical acts don’t last 27 years, let alone take that long between collaborations.

They didn’t plan the long wait Byrne and Eno simply didn’t work together again until the mid-2000s, when they started exchanging ideas online.

The second album was built from digital sketches Eno sent Byrne instrumental tracks, and Byrne wrote lyrics and melodies over them, a process that took about a year.

Both albums share a similar experimental approach Despite the time gap, both records blend pop, world music, and electronic textures in a distinctly Byrne and Eno style.