Performance

Slow Burn

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Released in 2002 as the lead single from *Heathen*, David Bowie’s “Slow Burn” pairs a measured vocal with guitar work from Pete Townshend. Its sound glances back to the stark, anthemic lines of Bowie’s late-1970s writing, but with a colder, post-millennial patience. Listeners in New York inevitably heard the period’s anxiety in its imagery and tone, even as Bowie rejected any direct link to September 11. No specific NYC premiere history is documented, yet the song’s aftershock atmosphere has kept it in the city’s cultural orbit.