Performer Notes

Recording information: Brown Sugar Studios, New York, NY; Dberg Studios, Burbank, CA; Ivo Shandor, Los Angeles, CA; Profit House 1, New York NY; Sunset Sound, Los Angeles, CA; The Magic Mix, Miami, FL; The Nash Room, Brooklyn, NY; The Norman Ave Bunker, Brooklyn, NY.
Photographer: Jason Frank Rothenberg.
What becomes of the brokenhearted? Well, in the case of David Longstreth, they make some changes. Since the last time Longstreth made a Dirty Projectors album (2012's Swing Lo Magellan), his long-term relationship with Amber Coffman, who sang and played guitar with the group, ended. In time-honored fashion, Longstreth has made a break-up album, but 2017's Dirty Projectors has a musical personality that's decidedly different than most of the group's work. While the mix of indie rock and world music flavors that defined much of Dirty Projectors' releases is still present here, this album is dominated by electronics, especially the aggressive use of Auto-Tuned and sampled vocals. The first moments of opening track "Keep Your Name" feature Longstreth's vocals bent into a deep and doomy variant on his usual bright, airy instrument, and while the harmonies that are one of his stylistic trademarks are on hand, in this case they sound like Longstreth is singing with a digital ghost of himself rather than other people. With the voices often chopped and twisted as they square against deep bass patches and vintage synth sounds, while organic strings and horns bubble in the background, Dirty Projectors abandons the organic tone Longstreth made so much of in the past, and trades it for a digital universe where nothing seems quite real, even when it's beautiful end engaging. The production is a superb match for the songs, which deal with the various aspects of a love affair that's flamed out, and Tyondai Braxton, of Battles, proves to be an excellent collaborator, helping Longstreth work out the melodies and make this album a fascinating, absorbing listen even at its most forbidding. The broken-hearted Longstreth sounds like a changed man in many respects, but he's no less talented and visionary than he was before, and Dirty Projectors demonstrates that musically and lyrically, love and its absence have taught him a thing or two. ~ Mark Deming

Professional Reviews

Rolling Stone - 4 stars out of 5 -- "Remarkably, the humor and the heartbreak coexist beautifully....A fan could hope Longstreth suffers more heartache, if it results in music this good."

Entertainment Weekly - "[A] batch of hyper-specific lyrics through an often-thrilling blend of electronica, prog-rock, Afro-beat, R&B, and pop." -- Grade: A-

Uncut - "As a rule, the punchier songs detail love's end game. 'Death Spiral' is a crisp, funky rake through a relationship's final throes, Longstreth's falsetto riding satisfyingly crunchy beats."

Paste (magazine) - "DIRTY PROJECTORS, his self-titled rebirth, is therapeutic and at times frustratingly insular, full of dazzling and meticulous electronic textures that bely the melancholia underneath."

Clash (Magazine) - "Both `Swing Lo' and `Bitte Orca' feel birthed from a melding of minds -- the products of many people together in a room creating something beautifully imperfect."

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Album: Dirty Projectors
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Keep Your Name	More Info...
2)	Death Spiral	More Info...
3)	Up in Hudson	More Info...
4)	Work Together	More Info...
5)	Little Bubble	More Info...
6)	Winner Take Nothing	More Info...
7)	Ascent Through Clouds	More Info...
8)	Cool Your Heart	More Info...
9)	I See You	More Info...

Album: Dirty Projectors
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Keep Your Name	More Info...
2)	Death Spiral	More Info...
3)	Up in Hudson	More Info...
4)	Work Together	More Info...
5)	Little Bubble	More Info...
6)	Winner Take Nothing	More Info...
7)	Ascent Through Clouds	More Info...
8)	Cool Your Heart	More Info...
9)	I See You	More Info...