Dirty Projectors

Rock · 2017 · 9 tracks · 48m

Dirty Projectors

Dirty Projectors

A stark, digital autopsy of a relationship. Pitch-shifted vocals and deconstructed R&B beats create a landscape of beautiful, glitchy isolation.

It's like an R&B breakup album that was put through a paper shredder and taped back together by a genius.

A clinical and deeply vulnerable exploration of digital-age isolation and romantic dissolution.

Dirty Projectors · vs · Dirty Projectors

Processed+4.0σ

The vocals lean far further into processed than the rest of the catalogue.

Tracklist · 9 Tracks · 48m

01

Keep Your Name

4:30

02

Death Spiral

5:08

03

Up in Hudson

7:31

04

Work Together

4:24

05

Little Bubble

5:05

06

Winner Take Nothing

4:49

07

Ascent Through Clouds

6:56

08

Cool Your Heart

3:49

09

I See You

6:05

Moments Worth Waiting For

The jarring pitch-shifted vocal drop on 'Keep Your Name' that signals the album's emotional and sonic pivot.

The sprawling, brass-led narrative arc of 'Up in Hudson' that chronicles a relationship from its inception to its demise.

The way the beat in 'Death Spiral' mimics the feeling of losing control while maintaining a rigid, digital precision.

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