Talking Heads

new wave / post-punk

2.9Mfollowers71popularity

First spotted 1 weeks ago. On both radio rotation and venue stages — the real deal. One of the highest signals we're tracking right now.

Signal Score531↑

We rank artists by real-world signals — where tastemakers (not algorithms) decide what gets exposure.

radio_heavy+450

venue_bookings (7)+56

cross_signal_bonus+25

radio_heavy+450

Heavy rotation on college/indie radio - strong curator conviction

venue_bookings (7)+56

Booked at tastemaker venues

cross_signal_bonus+25

Both radio play AND venue booking - strongest signal

Radio Airplay (heavy)Venue Booking

Radio Airplay

Every station that played this artist, with play counts and tracks.

WFUVNew York, NY

Public Radio54 plays

Tracks played:

Artists Only
Psycho Killer
Road To Nowhere
Slippery People (live)
This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody)
Uh-Oh, Love Comes To Town
Unknown

First: Dec 7, 2:46 PM UTCLast: Dec 20, 7:16 PM UTC

WXPNPhiladelphia, PA

Public Radio7 plays

Tracks played:

Burning Down The House
Crosseyed and Painless
Take Me To The River
Unknown

First: Dec 12, 3:37 PM UTCLast: Dec 15, 2:00 AM UTC

KALXBerkeley, CA

College Radio4 plays

Tracks played:

Borne Under Punches
Take Me to the River (Live at Entermedia Theatre, New York, NY, 8/10/1978) - 2025 Remaster
Take Me to the River (Live at Entermedia Theatre, New York, NY, 8/10/1978) [2025 Remaster]

First: Dec 13, 12:00 AM UTCLast: Dec 20, 12:00 AM UTC

KEXPSeattle, WA

Public Radio4 plays

Tracks played:

Houses in Motion
Road to Nowhere
Unknown

First: Dec 10, 4:27 PM UTCLast: Dec 19, 1:28 AM UTC

The CurrentMinneapolis, MN

Public Radio3 plays

Tracks played:

Girlfriend Is Better
Life During Wartime
Once In A Lifetime

First: Dec 13, 1:56 PM UTCLast: Dec 20, 1:45 PM UTC

WPRB

Radio2 plays

Tracks played:

Thank You for Sending Me an Angel
Unknown

First: Dec 12, 3:56 PM UTCLast: Dec 12, 10:28 PM UTC

KUTXAustin, TX

Public Radio2 plays

Tracks played:

Crosseyed And Painless
Slippery People

First: Dec 12, 10:28 PM UTCLast: Dec 13, 10:28 PM UTC

WERS

Radio2 plays

Tracks played:

(Nothing But) Flowers
Creatures of Love

First: Dec 12, 10:35 PM UTCLast: Dec 13, 10:35 PM UTC

KPSU

Radio2 plays

Tracks played:

Houses In Motion
Psycho Killer

First: Dec 12, 10:22 PM UTCLast: Dec 13, 10:22 PM UTC

WCBN

Radio1 plays

Tracks played:

Unknown

First: Dec 8, 12:00 AM UTCLast: Dec 8, 12:00 AM UTC

In Our Playlists

Where this artist lands in our signal-ranked playlists.

🎸Guitar Room

#26Burning Down the House #29(Nothing But) Flowers - 2005 Remaster #31Creatures of Love - 2005 Remaster

External Links

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Verification Details

The geeky stuff — how we verified this is a real, active artist.

Spotify ID2x9SpqnPi8rlE9pjHBwmSC

Input NameTalking Heads

Statusverified

Confidence100%

Radio Plays81

Radio Rotationheavy

All Genresnew wave, post-punk

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