For love of Imelda
I am sure a lot of Filipinos will buy copies of Here Lies Love because it is a unique look at the history of this country. They will be glad to find out that it is also great music with lots of little treats strewn around.
The Philippine Star 08.30.10

On the Imelda Marcos Inspired New Album
As far as unlikely muses go, creating a modern disco album based on the life of shoe-loving former First Lady of the Philippines Imelda Marcos is quite a bizarre undertaking. But then David Byrne has always enjoyed a challenge.
Clash Music 06.05.10

Marcos Seeks to Restore Philippine Dynasty
Removing the earbuds, tilting her head slightly, [Imelda] said in an exaggerated tone, "I’m flattered; I can’t believe it!"
The New York Times 05.08.10

David Byrne & Fatboy Slim — Here Lies Love
Verdict: Concept LP about Imelda Marcos. Extra dancing shoes, attention span required.
The New Zealand Herald 05.08.10

Vida de Imelda Marcos, viúva de ditador das Filipinas, inspira disco conceitual de David Byrne e Fatboy Slim
O time oferece um verdadeiro quem-é-quem da cena pop anglo-americana atual, entre veteranas e emergentes.
O Globo 05.01.10

The rise of Imelda, in her own words
People who listen to the entire album will be rewarded with more than narrative depth. They'll hear stunning performances...
The Australian 05.01.10

CD review: David Byrne & Fatboy Slim, “Here Lies Love”
...You don't need to be interested in the history of Filipino royalty to dance to Byrne's soundtrack of it.
The Aspen Times 04.29.10

Here lies myth
As a historical artifact, the album is a keepsake.
Manila Standard Today 04.29.10

Dancing on the grave of history
The idea of using dance music to tell the story of Imelda Marcos is both loony and a stroke of genius.
The Philippine Star 04.23.10

David Byrne & Fatboy Slim, “Here Lies Love”
One of the unquestionably oddest releases of the year.
Planet 04.23.10

Dance Mix: Funk Meets Mrs. Marcos
A fountain of funk and dance music that's entirely accessible, great fun and can easily be enjoyed a song at a time.
The Wall Street Journal 04.19.10

Byrne, baby, Byrne
The rock icon on song cycles, cycling, and escaping the past with Imelda Marcos. And you may ask yourself, is this my beautiful new business model?
Guernica 04.10

The Yes List—David Byrne and Fatboy Slim's Imelda Marcos Musical
Each week, The Daily Beast scours the cultural landscape to choose three top picks.
The Daily Beast 04.16.10

Try putting yourself in her shoes
Depending on how you look at it, the timing couldn’t be better, or worse. Now 80 years old, Marcos...is seeking a parliament seat in Ilocos Norte in the northern Philippines.
Macleans (CA) 04.15.10

The Imelda Marcos Story — As Told by David Byrne
...A winning twist on the "album musical" tradition.
TIME 04.10.10

„Menschen brauchen Märchen“
"Ich erzähle darin auch die Geschichte der Liebe zweier Frauen, die verloren ging."
Focus 04.09.10

Lyrics Lush and Gawky
Though they’re tied to biographical specifics, the songs breeze along toward irrepressible pop choruses.
The New York Times 04.08.10

David Byrne and Fatboy Slim give a refreshingly sober view of Imelda Marcos in ‘Here Lies Love’
Many of the songs show the influence of Byrne's longtime love of Latin music, but it's their sweet melodies that really entice.
NY Daily News 04.07.10

Dancing barefoot to the Imelda Marcos OST
The realization that hey, this is all about Imelda! will surely make you sit up and listen. That is, if you aren't too busy already dancing.
GMA News (Philippines) 04.07.10

Here Lies Love
[It] has more going for it than museum-piece fascination.
The Onion: A.V. Club 04.06.10

Daily Dose Pick: Here Lies Love
David Byrne and Fatboy Slim’s star-studded collaborative concept album about the life of Imelda Marcos may sound strange, but it’s no less stunning for it.
Flavorwire 04.06.10

David Byrne & Fatboy Slim: "Here Lies Love"
Slim is razor sharp at placing proper beats in the music to recall the late-night '70s New York club scene.
New York Post 04.06.10

A hymn to the Iron Butterfly
Byrne has produced a work that not only tells Imelda’s story but celebrates the art of the album as well.
The Globe and Mail 04.06.10

Ode to Imelda is a Shoe-in for Success
...A thrilling success.
Newsday 04.06.10

Listen Up: Imelda Marcos, the musical? For Byrne, it's 'Love'
Allison Moorer and Sharon Jones are standouts, respectively lending earthy shine to the ebullient When She Passed By and soulful punch to Dancing Together.
USA Today 04.06.10

David Byrne and Fatboy Slim: Here Lies Love
...An impressive work that certainly shows the marks of five years’ worth of refinement.
PopMatters 04.05.10

David Byrne, Fatboy Slim gather eclectic cast for odd, wonderful Imelda tribute
...An epic, thrilling tale brimming with hair-raising harmonies, sumptuous beats and unexpected duets.
The San Francisco Examiner 04.05.10

HuffPost Reviews: David Byrne and Fatboy Slim
It works so well and so strangely--especially with guests like Steve Earle in the role of Ferdinand Marcos--that you'll wonder why it's never been done before.
The Huffington Post 04.05.10

Imelda Marcos's life in funky rhythm
...A sumptuous two-disc feast of harmony, melody, and Latin-accented grooves that the Studio 54-loving Marcos herself would likely appreciate.
The Boston Globe 04.05.10

David Byrne and Fatboy Slim: Here Lies Love
The pair’s navigation of the narrative is impeccable, as Marcos uses her steely resolve to rise above her troubled childhood.
The Times 04.03.10

Top Marcos
A glittering array of talent assemble for a complex paean to a former dictator's wife.
NME 04.03.10

David Byrne & Fatboy Slim: Here Lies Love
It contains enough solid material to justify repeated listens.
Billboard 04.03.10

A rock opera on Imelda Marcos
Here Lies Love’s beguiling music and vivid lyrics evoke Imelda Marcos’s corrupt, seductive glamour.
Financial Times 04.02.10

Unlikely muses but exceptional music
Despite its considerable conceptual ambition, the album finds Byrne reconnecting with his pop roots in a big way.
The Star-Ledger 04.02.10

CD of the week: David Byrne & Fatboy Slim
As long as inventive, thoughtfully generous souls such as David Byrne are at the controls, rumours about the death of the album will remain greatly exaggerated.
Daily Mirror 04.02.10

Here Lies Love: David Byrne and Fatboy Slim, CD review
...A headily atmospheric and inspired combination of humid, late-Seventies, early-Eighties Latin-tilted beats and lyrics you actually want to think about.
The Telegraph 04.01.10

Album review: David Byrne and Fatboy Slim: Here Lies Love
...This is a...satisfying celebration of strong female voices, each one shrewdly matched by Byrne to their particular song.
The Scotsman, 03.30.10

David Byrne inspired by dictator's wife
The once in a lifetime artist proved once again that he's more than willing to step up to the mark-os.
Sky News 03.26.10

Sound check: mad about Imelda Marcos
Despite her crimes Marcos is essentially remembered for her eccentricities. This none-more-eccentric production is a suitable reflection of a very strange life.
Evening Standard, 03.26.10

Album Review: David Byrne & Fatboy Slim - Here Lies Love
Byrne remains one of the most charismatic and intellectual songwriters of our time, and Fatboy Slim can still produce the coolest beats for people to break-dance to outside of movie theaters.
Consequence of Sound 03.26.10

David Byrne: Two heads are sometimes better than one
On the eve of releasing 22 new songs with Norman Cook, the Talking Heads frontman tells of the joys of artistic collaboration.
The Observer, 03.21.10

David Byrne & Fatboy Slim: Here Lies Love Music Review
Dig into [the] heady stuff if you like — or just surrender to the inexorable beats.
Rolling Stone 03.18.10

Ruff Manila
Byrne says the incongruity of combining club frippery and serious intentions was appealing.
MOJO 03.10.10

Imelda Marcos gets the Evita treatment
"Basically, DB had worked out the whole thing in his head,” says Cook. “He loves to do the right thing the wrong way..."
The Sunday Times 02.21.10

The only Filipino in all-star soundtrack of Imelda musical
This is a serious psychological study of a complex and flawed character whose delusions affected many innocent people.
Philippine Daily Inquirer 02.11.10

Fatboy Slim y David Byrne hicieron un disco juntos
Codo a codo con Byrne, el ex bajista de Housemartins y actual Dj estrella cinceló el pulso de las composiciones y le agregó su habitual clima bailable.
10 Musica 12.16.09

David Byrne + Fatboy Slim = Imelda Marcos !
Curieux casting, curieux sujet…
Qobuz 12.15.09

David Byrne and Fatboy Slim Immortalize Imelda Marcos
With this story of rags to riches that bursts with dubious morality, no wonder Byrne was intrigued.
Flavorwire 12.14.09

Byrne 'finishing off Fatboy CD'
The pair have roped in a host of guest stars for the project, Here Lies Love, including Santigold and Roisin Murphy.
BBC News 4.9.09

David Byrne Meets Imelda
With almost every number in Here Lies Love the audience was ready to dance, even if it was to a lesson in late 20th century southeast Asian history.
Time 2.4.07

The life of Imelda Marcos comes to the Adelaide stage
"And I thought, here's someone in power that comes with a sound track attached…"
ABC Australia 3.13.06 — Radio interview [1MB Quicktime file]