I saw the Dirty Projectors last night and am still getting my mind around how ridiculously tight they are. Dave Longstreth makes every other band in the world of indie rock look like they just aren't trying hard enough. Also got to hear some of his compositions that were commissioned for Bang On a Can at the Bang on a Can Marathon in Manhattan earlier this Summer and it was some really cool stuff. As much as I know Dave hates this comparison, I feel like he's like the Frank Zappa of our generation in regards to really bridging the gap between the modern classical and pop-music world...minus the fact that Dave also writes some pretty emotionally moving songs as well as music to geek out to. Really looking forward to hearing what musical direction he'll be taking in the future.
If you haven't heard it yet, I'd definitely recommend checking out the Dirty Projectors new album "Swing Lo Magellan". It's easily their popiest album yet - but they make it work for them. Here's the title track from it (ignore the music video - it's just something some dude posted, but this song is beautiful).
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