Dirty Projectors (album)

Dirty Projectors
Studio album by
Dirty Projectors
ReleasedFebruary 21, 2017
Recorded2016
Studio
Various
Genre
Length48:14
LabelDomino
Producer
Dirty Projectors chronology
About to Die EP
(2012) 		Dirty Projectors
(2017) 		Lamp Lit Prose
(2018)
Singles from Dirty Projectors
  1. "Keep Your Name"
    Released: September 22, 2016
  2. "Little Bubble"
    Released: January 5, 2017
  3. "Up in Hudson"
    Released: January 18, 2017
  4. "Cool Your Heart"
    Released: February 7, 2017

Dirty Projectors is the seventh studio album by American experimental rock group Dirty Projectors, which was released on Domino Records on February 21, 2017.

The album deals with themes of break-up, depression, and reconciliation, following the breakup of Longstreth and Coffman and the ensuing 4-year hiatus in the band's activities. It makes use of more DAW-inspired techniques than the previous 3 albums, similar to their 4th album glitch opera The Getty Address, this time including wholly synthesised sounds in a clear stylistic departure from earlier recordings, Longstreth having previously stated 'I don't like synthesisers'.[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?7.4/10[2]
Metacritic77/100[3]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
The A.V. ClubB+[5]
Entertainment WeeklyA−[6]
The Guardian[7]
The Independent[8]
The Observer[9]
Pitchfork7.8/10[10]
Q[11]
Rolling Stone[12]
Uncut9/10[13]

Dirty Projectors received positive reviews from music critics, holding a rating of 77 out of 100 on the review aggregator website Metacritic.[3]

Track listing

No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Keep Your Name"David Longstreth
4:30
2."Death Spiral"Longstreth
5:08
3."Up in Hudson"
  • Longstreth
  • Ewan MacColl
  • Longstreth
  • MacColl
  • David Ginyard
  • Braxton
7:31
4."Work Together"LongstrethLongstreth4:24
5."Little Bubble"
  • Longstreth
  • Teresa Eggers
Longstreth5:05
6."Winner Take Nothing"LongstrethLongstreth4:49
7."Ascent Through Clouds"Longstreth
  • Longstreth
  • Braxton
  • Ryan Beppel
6:56
8."Cool Your Heart" (featuring Dawn Richard)
  • Longstreth
  • Knowles
  • Braxton
3:49
9."I See You"Longstreth
  • Longstreth
  • Elon Rutberg
6:05
Total length:48:14
iTunes bonus track[14]
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
10."Little Bubble" (edit)
  • Longstreth
  • Eggers
Longstreth3:28

Samples

  • "Keep Your Name" contains a sample of "Sheathed Wings" by Dan Deacon
  • "Death Spiral" contains a sample of "Scene d'Amour", written by Bernard Hermann from the album Vertigo - Original Motion Picture Score

Personnel

Dirty Projectors

  • David Longstreth – vocals (all tracks), beat (all tracks), guitar (tracks 1–3, 5, 7, 9), rhodes (tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 7), synths (tracks 1, 2, 6–9), piano (track 1, 2, 4, 8), string arrangement (tracks 4, 5, 7, 9), bass (tracks 2, 5, 7), wurlitzer (tracks 2, 4), organ (tracks 6, 8), horn arrangement (track 3), arp (track 4)

Additional musicians

  • Ryan Beppel – string arrangement (track 7)
  • Tyondai Braxton – modular synth (tracks 1–3, 7, 8)
  • Lamar "Mars" Edwards – Hammond organ (track 9)
  • David Ginyard – bass (track 3)
  • Juliane Gralle – trombone (3 and 7), bass trombone (track 3), tuba (track 3)
  • Clarice Jensen – cello (tracks 4, 5, 7, 9)
  • Mike Daniel Johnson – drums (tracks 2, 3, 5)
  • Elizabeth Lea – trombone (track 5)
  • Daniel Luna – guira (track 8)
  • Rob Moose – violin (tracks 4, 5, 7, 9)
  • Francisco Javier Paredes – bongos (track 8)
  • Mauro Refosco – percussion (tracks 1–4, 6, 8, 9), marimba (track 6)
  • Dawn Richard – vocals (track 8)
  • Ben Russell – violin (tracks 4, 5, 7, 9)
  • Todd Simon – trumpet (tracks 3, 8), euphonium (track 3), flugelhorn (track 8)
  • Nadia Sirota – viola (tracks 4, 5, 7, 9)
  • Tracy Wannomae – tenor sax (track 3), alto sax (track 3), clarinet (track 3), bass clarinet (track 3), flute (track 3), baritone sax (track 8)

Recording

  • Chris Athens – mastering
  • Derek Bergheimer – vocal engineering (track 8)
  • Mikaelin "Blue" Bluespruce – engineering (track 8)
  • Tyondai Braxton – additional production (tracks 1–3, 7, 8)
  • Sonny DiPerri – drum and percussion engineering (tracks 1–7), mixing (track 8), additional engineering (track 9)
  • Jimmy Douglass – mixing, additional engineering (vocals) (track 4)
  • David Longstreth – producer, mixing
  • David Tolomei – additional mixing (tracks 1, 2, 7, 8)
  • Ryan Tuttle – engineering
  • Jamie Walters – string quartet engineering (tracks 4, 5, 7)

Charts

Chart (2017) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[15] 84
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[16] 122
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[17] 24
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[18] 18

Notes

  1. ^ Additional production on tracks 1–3, 7 and 8

References

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  4. ^ Deming, Mark. "Dirty Projectors – Dirty Projectors". AllMusic. Retrieved February 23, 2017.
  5. ^ Cosores, Philip (February 24, 2017). "Breakups are exhausting and inspiring on Dirty Projectors". The A.V. Club. Retrieved July 8, 2017.
  6. ^ Brown, Eric Renner (February 24, 2017). "Dirty Projectors' Dirty Projectors: EW Review". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on April 29, 2017. Retrieved July 8, 2017.
  7. ^ Mumford, Gwilym (February 23, 2017). "Dirty Projectors: Dirty Projectors review – deliciously caustic breakup album". The Guardian. Retrieved July 8, 2017.
  8. ^ Gill, Andy (February 22, 2017). "Album reviews: Sleaford Mods – English Tapas, Stormzy – Gang Signs & Prayer, Thundercat – Drunk, and more". The Independent. Retrieved July 8, 2017.
  9. ^ Empire, Kitty (February 19, 2017). "Dirty Projectors: Dirty Projectors review – spectacular sonic fallout". The Observer. Retrieved February 21, 2017.
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  12. ^ Hermes, Will (February 24, 2017). "Review: Dirty Projectors Turn Heartbreak Into Arty Bliss on Self-Titled LP". Rolling Stone. Retrieved July 8, 2017.
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  17. ^ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 2, 2019.
  18. ^ "Dirty Projectors Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 8, 2018.