这是传奇乐队The The离开4AD加盟Epic后的首张专辑，Matt Johnson摒弃了在4AD的Gothic Rock风格，而变成当时最为风光的New Wave，只有在同名歌曲Soul Mining中能找到些许4AD的影子，同时这也是The The后来转向后朋的暗示。这张专辑后The The脱离了地下的身份，一跃成为英伦炙手可热的乐队。这张专辑作为The The销量最好的专辑，被不停的再版再再版，经典性可见一斑了……

Remain in Light is the fourth studio album by American rock band Talking Heads, released on October 8, 1980 by Sire Records. It was recorded at Compass Point Studios in the Bahamas and Sigma Sound Studios in Philadelphia between July and August 1980 and produced by longtime collaborator Brian Eno.