Many Pieces

Tonight go see the Dirty Projectors at Neumos.

The art-rock many piece will be doing a victory lap for an incredible 2009. Not only did they release the instant classic “Bitte Orca,” but their academic Olympiad approach to R&B and afro-pop catapulted them to the top of indie rock royalty alongside Animal Collective and Grizzly Bear. They were even on Letterman.

Take a bow kids.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YMPF6lpM0XM&feature=player_embedded[/youtube]

I can't even begin to parse that video: three girls in the Cascades, dancing Bollywood-style when not running with their huskies on a leash; guy w/ llama and guitar; lots of trees and rain. Wha'? I've had dreams that make a lot more sense that this... That said, I really like their music.
Posted by Alex over 3 years Ago
Longstreth had been slamming his brilliant head against a brick wall of abstraction for years, particularly with his awkward use of male falsetto through so many of his songs. But that's changed in a very short amount of time, ever since he offloaded many of his vocal duties to an all-girl choir. It's allowed him to refocus his songwriting energy and bring something new to the post-modern folk world--that is to say, to take folk archetypes and rebrand them with a mind toward the avant garde (while retaining catchy, pop sensibilities, no less). Anand, if I were you, I'd append this post by linking to the band's incredible performance on Jimmy Fallon a couple of months ago. It's far more representative of bandleader Dave Longstreth's pop aesthetic--along with the "DID THEY JUST DO THAT" trickery of the group's choir. (If that embed didn't work, go to: http://s401.photobucket.com/albums/pp94/theaudiopervjr/?action=view&current=dirtyprojectorsfallon.flv
Posted by Sam Machkovech over 3 years Ago

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