Dirty Projectors (album)
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Dirty Projectors is the self-titled seventh studio album by American experimental rock group Dirty Projectors, which was released on Domino Records on February 21, 2017.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
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| 1. | "Keep Your Name" | David Longstreth | Longstreth, Tyondai Braxton | 4:30 |
| 2. | "Death Spiral" | Longstreth | Longstreth, Braxton, Bernard Hermann | 5:08 |
| 3. | "Up in Hudson" | Longstreth, Ewan MacColl | Longstreth, MacColl, David Ginyard, Braxton | 7:31 |
| 4. | "Work Together" | Longstreth | Longstreth | 4:24 |
| 5. | "Little Bubble" | Longstreth, Teresa Eggers | Longstreth | 5:05 |
| 6. | "Winner Take Nothing" | Longstreth | Longstreth | 4:49 |
| 7. | "Ascent Through Clouds" | Longstreth | Longstreth, Braxton, Ryan Beppel | 6:56 |
| 8. | "Cool Your Heart" | Longstreth, Solange Knowles | Longstreth, Knowles, Braxton | 3:49 |
| 9. | "I See You" | Longstreth | Longstreth, Elon Rutberg | 6:05 |
Sample credits
- "Keep Your Name" contains a sample of "Sheathed Wings" by Dan Deacon
- "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 - piano, rhodes, guitar, synths, beat, vocals, wurlitzer, organ, bass, synth, horn arrangement, arp, string arrangement
Additional Musicians
Music:
- Ryan Beppel - string arrangment (7)
- Tyondai Braxton - modular synth (1, 2, 3, 7 and 8)
- Lamar "Mars" Edwards - hammond organ (9)
- David Ginyard - bass (3)
- Juliane Gralle - trombone (3 and 7), bass trombone (3), tuba (3)
- Clarice Jensen - cello (4, 5, 7 and 9)
- Michael Johnson - drums (2, 3 and 5)
- Elizabeth Lea - trombone (5)
- Daniel Luna - guira (8)
- Rob Moose - violin (4, 5, 7 and 9)
- Francisco Javier Paredes - bongos (8)
- Mauro Refosco - percussion (1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8 and 9), marimba (6)
- Dawn Richard - vocals (8)
- Ben Russell - violin (4, 5, 7 and 9)
- Todd Simon - trumpet (3 and 8), euphonium (3), flugelhorn (8)
- Nadia Sirota - viola (4, 5, 7 and 9)
- Tracy Wannomae - tenor sax (3), alto sax (3), clarinet (3), bass clarinet (3), flute (3), baritone sax (8)
Recording personnel
- Chris Athens - mastering
- Derek Bergheimer - vocal engineering (8)
- Mikaelin "Blue" Bluespruce - engineering (8)
- Tyondai Braxton - additional production (1, 2, 3, 7 and 8)
- Sonny DiPerri - drum and percussion engineering (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7), mixing (8), additional engineering (9)
- Jimmy Douglass - mixing, additional engineering (vocals) (4)
- David Longstreth - producer, mixing
- David Tolomei - additional mixing (1, 2, 7 and 8)
- Ryan Tuttle - engineering
- Jamie Walters - string quartet engineering (4. 5 and 7)
Artwork
- David Longstreth - art direction, design
- Rob Carmichael - art direction, design
- Jason Frank Rothenberg - photography
- Clayton McCracken - prop styling
- Teresa Eggers - prop styling
Reception
The album currently holds an 82 rating on Metacritic.
| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 82/100[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Clash Music | 8/10[3] |
| Consequence of Sound | B[4] |
| The Guardian | [5] |
References
- ^ "Reviews for Dirty Projectors by Dirty Projectors". Metacritic. Retrieved February 21, 2017.
- ^ Deming, Mark. "Dirty Projectors - Dirty Projectors". AllMusic. Retrieved February 23, 2017.
- ^ Bajpai, Noveen. "Dirty Projectors – Dirty Projectors". Clash Music. Retrieved February 21, 2017.
- ^ Corcoran, Nina. "Dirty Projectors: Dirty Projectors". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved February 21, 2017.
- ^ Empire, Kitty. "Dirty Projectors: Dirty Projectors". The Guardian. Retrieved February 21, 2017.