City, New York, U.S, during 1975, who spit up in 1991, reuniting during 1996 then 2002. The group members were David Byrne (lead vocals, guitar), Chris Frantz (drums), Tina Weymouth (bass), and Jerry Harrison (keyboards, guitar). Stephen Thomas Erlewine described them as "one of the most critically acclaimed bands of the '80s," who helped to pioneer new wave music by integrating elements of punk, art rock, funk, and world music with avant-garde sensibilities, having had an anxious, clean-cut image.