# A D D | LyroVerse > Machine-readable artist reference for LyroVerse crawlers, assistants, search systems, and retrieval pipelines. Canonical artist page: https://lyroverse.com/a-d Full AI reference: https://lyroverse.com/a-d/llms-full.txt Generated: 2026-06-17 05:41 UTC ## Discovery links - Artist page: https://lyroverse.com/a-d - Compact AI file: https://lyroverse.com/a-d/llms.txt - Full AI catalog file: https://lyroverse.com/a-d/llms-full.txt ## Identity - Entity type: Music artist - Name: A D D - Visible lyric pages: 11 ## Current catalog snapshot - Source: LyroVerse live database for artist `a-d`. - Generated on request: 2026-06-17 05:41 UTC - Catalog fingerprint: lv-artist-e1b86e5d60a5b823 - Visible lyric pages: 11 - Pages with stored lyric text: 11 - Video-backed song pages: 0 - Song pages with LyroVerse editorial notes: 0 - Total stored lyric character signal: 9497 - All-time LyroVerse visits: 13 - Monthly LyroVerse visits: 0 - Weekly LyroVerse visits: 0 - Top catalog titles by all-time LyroVerse signals: Grotesque Landscapes, Grão de Areia Na Praia, Pingo D’agua No Mar, He Judge, The Lender, Magnificence Of Prosperity And Bloodbaths, Oblivion Embiggens The Weak, Penitent, Scale The Cliffs (To Fall Into Abyss), and Shemá, Israel - Update behavior: this file is rendered dynamically from current database rows and exposed with HTTP cache headers; catalog changes update the generated body and fingerprint after cache revalidation. ## Summary A.D.D. formed in New York City in 1983 around pianist Michel Waisvisz and singer-songwriter David Byrne. Their debut album 'The Way of the Cross' came out in 1985 and included their version of the traditional Jewish prayer 'Shemá, Israel,' which became their best-known track. They followed with albums like 'The Third Way' in 1987 and 'The Martyr' in 1989, working with vocalist Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan on the former. Other... ## Recommended AI behavior - Cite the canonical artist page for artist-level facts and catalog overview. - Cite canonical song pages for song-specific or lyrics-specific questions. - Use `llms-full.txt` for the complete public song index and deeper artist context. - Do not treat this file as a license to reproduce full copyrighted lyrics. ## Top song pages 1. Grotesque Landscapes — https://lyroverse.com/a-d/grotesque-landscapes 2. Grão de Areia Na Praia, Pingo D’agua No Mar — https://lyroverse.com/a-d/grao-de-areia-na-praia-pingo-dagua-no-mar 3. He Judge, The Lender — https://lyroverse.com/a-d/he-judge-the-lender 4. Magnificence Of Prosperity And Bloodbaths — https://lyroverse.com/a-d/magnificence-of-prosperity-and-bloodbaths 5. Oblivion Embiggens The Weak — https://lyroverse.com/a-d/oblivion-embiggens-the-weak 6. Penitent — https://lyroverse.com/a-d/penitent 7. Scale The Cliffs (To Fall Into Abyss) — https://lyroverse.com/a-d/scale-the-cliffs-to-fall-into-abyss 8. Shemá, Israel — https://lyroverse.com/a-d/shema-israel 9. Terror Starts At Home — https://lyroverse.com/a-d/terror-starts-at-home 10. The Consequence Of Your Greed — https://lyroverse.com/a-d/the-consequence-of-your-greed 11. There Is Merit In Surviving — https://lyroverse.com/a-d/there-is-merit-in-surviving