Talking Heads have released the first-ever music video for their classic song “Psycho Killer,” in celebration of the band’s debut performance exactly 50 years ago today. Acclaimed filmmaker Mike Mills directed the visual, which stars Oscar-winning actress Saoirse Ronan as an everywoman who begins to unravel while stuck in a tedious, 9-to-5 lifestyle. Watch it below.

The music video’s release precisely marks the 50th anniversary of the band’s live debut on June 5th, 1975, when they opened for the Ramones at CBGB in New York City. In the video, Ronan portrays a woman trapped in a cyclical routine, her mood shifting dramatically from aloof to tranquil to enraged. She has an outburst at her workplace, dances in her kitchen, and lies awake in existential fear, all while those around her seem

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