''Dirty Projectors'' is the seventh

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by American

experimental rock Experimental rock, also called avant-rock, is a subgenre of rock music that pushes the boundaries of common composition and performance technique or which experiments with the basic elements of the genre. Artists aim to liberate and innovate, wit ...

group

Dirty Projectors Dirty Projectors is an American indie rock band from Brooklyn, New York, formed in 2002. The band is the project of singer-songwriter David Longstreth, who has served as the band's sole constant member throughout numerous line-up changes. The b ...

, 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'.

Reception

''Dirty Projectors'' received positive reviews from music critics, holding a rating of 77 out of 100 on the review aggregator website

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Track listing

Samples * "Keep Your Name" contains a sample of "Sheathed Wings" by

Dan Deacon Daniel Deacon (born August 28, 1981) is an American composer and electronic musician based in Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland. Deacon is renowned for his live shows, where large-scale audience participation and interaction is often a major elemen ...

* "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 David Longstreth (born December 17, 1981) is an American singer, songwriter, guitarist and record producer. He is best known as the lead vocalist, guitarist and primary songwriter of the indie rock band Dirty Projectors, whom he has fronted sinc ...

– 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 Tyondai Adaien Braxton (born October 26, 1978) is an American composer and musician. He has composed and performed music under his own name and collaboratively since the mid-1990s, including in the experimental rock group Battles from its for ...

– 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 Rob Moose (born 1982) is an American multi-instrumentalist, arranger, producer, conductor, and orchestrator. He primarily plays the violin, viola, and guitar. Early life and education Moose was born in 1982. He was raised in Windsor, Connec ...

– violin (tracks 4, 5, 7, 9) * Francisco Javier Paredes – bongos (track 8) *

Mauro Refosco Mauro Refosco (born 16 October 1966), is a Brazilian percussionist. He is best known for his work with singer David Byrne and the American rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers. He was a member of the experimental supergroup Atoms for Peace – featur ...

– 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 Nadia Sirota (born in New York City, New York) is an American viola player. Her father is Robert Sirota, a composer and Conducting, conductor. Life and career Sirota is best known for her singular sound and expressive execution, coaxing solo ...

– 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)

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References

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