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Talking Heads have announced New Feeling, a 400-page book made with all four members and billed as the band’s first authorized book created by the entire group. Abrams Books plans to publish it on May 18, 2027, near the 50th anniversary of the band’s debut album, with editions priced from $65 to $350.
Talking Heads have announced New Feeling, a 400-page book bringing together archival material and personal essays by David Byrne, Tina Weymouth, Chris Frantz and Jerry Harrison. Published by Abrams Books on May 18, 2027, the book is being billed as the first authorized volume created by the entire band and is timed near the 50th anniversary of their debut album, Talking Heads: 77.
The book will draw on items from the group’s archives, including hundreds of photographs, handwritten lyrics, early album artwork and memorabilia. The material includes handwritten lyrics for “Psycho Killer” and “Life During Wartime.” The collection is described as tracing the band’s history from its beginnings at the Rhode Island School of Design through New York’s downtown music scene and its later international success.
Each of the four members contributes an original essay, alongside the archival images and documents. The book also revisits the 1984 concert film Stop Making Sense. That film returned to theaters in 2023 in a newly restored 4K version, a release that preceded a series of public appearances by the band members together.
Designed by Eric Skillman, New Feeling is planned in three editions: a standard hardcover at $65, a collector’s edition at $150 and a limited edition at $350. The two higher-priced editions include a 19-piece wooden puzzle built into the cover of a deluxe box. The limited edition also includes a reproduction of a Mick Rock photograph signed by all four members. Pre-orders are open, according to the announcement.
The project gives readers a new account of Talking Heads’ history told through the band’s own collected materials and contributions from all four members. Its significance is the combination of personal essays with items preserved in the group’s archives, rather than a history assembled only from outside interviews or previously published photographs.
The release also places the band’s story in the calendar around the 50th anniversary of Talking Heads: 77. The announcement adds to a period of renewed activity around the group’s catalogue and shared public appearances. It does not, however, announce a musical reunion: the members have not resumed making music together, based on the information provided.
Talking Heads New Feeling band book
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From RISD to a 2027 Release
Talking Heads formed after its members met at the Rhode Island School of Design and became part of New York’s downtown music scene, including performances at CBGB. The forthcoming book is set to follow that trajectory through the band’s rise to wider success, using photographs, documents and recollections from the four members.
Since the 2023 theatrical return of Stop Making Sense in restored 4K, the members have appeared together on a number of occasions. In September 2026, they reunited for a conversation moderated by Este Haim ahead of the October launch of their dedicated SiriusXM channel, Talking Heads Radio. The band has also announced a super deluxe reissue of its 1979 album Fear of Music, scheduled for November 13, 2026, with previously unreleased recordings and live material. These are separate releases; the book announcement does not say the band is recording new music.
““For this book, we pulled out handwritten lyrics, original album sketches, and private photos, some of which haven’t left our archive in over 40 years.””
— Jerry Harrison, in the publisher’s announcement
Details Still Awaiting Publication
The announcement sets a May 18, 2027 publication date and lists the editions and prices, but it does not provide a full contents list or page-by-page account of the essays. It is also not clear how much of the archival material will be reproduced in each edition, or whether all three versions will be sold through the same retailers and in the same markets.
The book’s release should not be taken as confirmation that Talking Heads will reunite musically. The available information describes a publishing collaboration and recent group appearances, but offers no announcement of new recordings, concerts or a tour.
Preorders Ahead of May 2027
Readers can place pre-orders for New Feeling ahead of its scheduled publication by Abrams Books on May 18, 2027. Further details about the book’s contents, availability and distribution may be provided by the publisher as the release approaches.
In the nearer term, the previously announced Fear of Music super deluxe reissue is due on November 13, 2026. No further Talking Heads music or live dates have been announced in the material available for this report.
Key Questions
When will Talking Heads’ New Feeling be published?
Abrams Books has scheduled New Feeling for May 18, 2027.
What is included in the book?
The 400-page book is described as including hundreds of photographs, handwritten lyrics, early album artwork and memorabilia, along with original essays from David Byrne, Tina Weymouth, Chris Frantz and Jerry Harrison.
How much will the different editions cost?
The standard hardcover is priced at $65, the collector’s edition at $150 and the limited edition at $350. The two higher-priced editions include a wooden puzzle built into a deluxe box; the limited edition also includes a Mick Rock photograph reproduction signed by all four members.
Does the book announcement mean the band is reuniting?
No music reunion has been announced. The members collaborated on the book and have made public appearances together, but the available information does not report new recordings, concerts or a tour.
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