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By: djdnfon

djdnfon — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 02:06:19 +0000

dirty projectors are the velvet underground of their time……in a good way

By: Anna

Anna — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 19:43:44 +0000

forgot to leave my email address–for the entry.

By: Anna

Anna — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 19:40:42 +0000

I think “No Intentions” is also my favorite–so catchy, and I really like the guitars. The other two you’ve posted here are also amazing…I feel like I’ve been under a rock for not checking out Dirty Projectors sooner! I got to hear Nat Baldwin when he was in Tallahassee doing his solo stuff, and he blew my mind. Ok, so yeah, he’s got a quirky way of singing, but I dig it. I look forward to hearing more of Bitte Orca, so thanks for sharing.

By: JeffC

JeffC — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 14:23:07 +0000

No Intentions is my favorite so far. The material has been amazing.

By: Rob

Rob — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 03:12:12 +0000

I’m gonna have to say that “Two Doves” was my favorite due to my impartiality towards Amber and Angel, but “Wave the Bloody Shirt” definitely should have made the album – http://finickyfork.blogspot.com/2009/06/summer-solstice-is-move.html – it’s a bit more experimental than the rest of the album though. The pop perfectionism practiced by Dave is the heart of the album, all of the varied orchestral arrangements have a wonderful way of building on each other an culminating in an electrifying climax. For this reason, it bothers me when people compare Bitte Orca to MPP and Veckatimest because they are all so unique and intricate in their own respective ways that trying to quantify how good they are distracts from their real artistic merit.

By: Beardo

Beardo — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 05:05:12 +0000

HOOKED!!!!
My plastic heart just melted! This is definitely a candidate for 09 album of the year, no question!

By: Heather S

Heather S — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 02:42:32 +0000

I think they’re pretty good. Love the acoustic. “No Intentions” I liked best.

By: William

William — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 19:39:50 +0000

I’m a little on the fence with them…I think I need to listen too them more.

By: Matt

Matt — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 19:25:43 +0000

From what I’ve heard so far, it’s amazing! Making year-end lists is sure going to be difficult this year.

By: Mike

Mike — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 19:09:14 +0000

Wow. To be honest, I’d never even heard of these guys prior to this post, but they blew me away. I can’t stop listening to No Intention. I’m hooked – consider me a fan.

By: Warren

Warren — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 05:47:54 +0000

The guitars are amazing. I love No Intentions.

By: Steve

Steve — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 01:48:05 +0000

This does it for me BIG TIME. I never really “understood” the Dirty Projectors’ previous work, but this totally clicked.
“Useful Chamber” might be the greatest song of the year. Or “Stillness is the Move”. I can’t decide. It’s all so great. Welcome to the future of music, indeed.

In my mind, Dirty Projectors are beating art-rock stalwarts like Radiohead at their own game. That’s right, I said it. Maybe it’s just the shine of newness that makes this album seem so great right now, but I think I like this better than OK Computer. How’s that, music nerds?

And speaking to its longevity: I haven’t been able to stop listening to this album since it leaked back in April (March?). Seriously, if it’s on my iPod when I turn it on, I can’t bring myself to change to another album until the whole thing plays through to the end of “Flourescent Half-Dome”. (The weakest track on the album, maybe, but still insanely listenable).
So, so, so worth listening to.

By: Gus

Gus — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 14:59:32 +0000

This, for me, was the absolute surprise of the year. I had never heard of the Dirty Projectors, until I saw they were touring with TV On The Radio, one of my favorite bands. Then I heard some people talking about some of the songs on the blogosphere, so I checked out some of the tracks; specifically No Intention, and Stillness Is The Move. I played it in the background, and took no notice to it. Then I went back and played it again a couple days later. Then I played it again. I was hooked. So I got the whole album. And I listened to it a couple times through. And then, once again, I just didn’t listen to it for a couple days. Then I saw Pitchfork gave it a 9.2. Shocked, I went back to listen to it again. This was the time everything clicked for me. I heard sounds I didn’t hear before, and everything seemed to be placed perfectly. I got lost in it. So I listened to it again, and again. I realized that this was the album for me. I loved Grizzly Bear, but after listening to Bitte Orca I realize that I kinda was almost forced to like it, getting caught up in all the hype. Animal Collective had a similar effect on me, but in the end, it wasn’t the same as Bitte Orca. While I think this album is very accessible, I also think it could be one of those albums that doesn’t click for everyone. For me though, this is the album of the year, without a doubt. The harmonies are so wonderful, the beats so perfect, the synthesizers so brilliant and catchy. This is an album that most everyone should try out. It’s that good.

By: plescois

plescois — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 12:34:47 +0000

This is so far the album of 2009. I’m sorry AC, Grizzly Bear or Japandroids, this is the sound of the year for me. So far.

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By: Ben

Ben — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 03:47:26 +0000

The tracks I’ve heard, particularly “No Intention,” are so good, they make my brains hurt.

By: Denise

Denise — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 02:15:59 +0000

Dirty Projectors has such a distinctive sound, yet each of their songs are original as well. The vocals are very masterfully mixed, but I think my favorite is the slick instrumentation… I don’t know, but to me it feels like it could fit into an 80s video game…. in a good way.
I haven’t heard the whole album yet, but I can’t wait from what I’ve heard already.