The follow-up to 2007's critically acclaimed debut Rise Above. Their fifth release is a big rock album by design. Its idiosyncratic and sincere take on popular music is reminiscent of David Byrne with whom Dirty Projectors collaborated on 'Knotty Pine' for the 2009 compilation Dark Was The Night. In many ways, group leader David Longstreth could be seen as this generation's answer to Byrne, a distinctive torchbearer of labyrinthine song arrangements that go down easy.

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The breadth of David Longstreth's talents as a songwriter, arranger, bandleader and singer call to mind Prince, Joni Mitchell, and Bjork. His constantly evolving sound, the sheer intensity of the music, and the originality of his voice set him apart. From beginning to end, Rise Above is a re-imagining of Black Flag's seminal 1981 record Damaged. It's not a covers record; Longstreth attempted to rewrite his favorite adolescent album word for word, from memory. The result resounds with a kind of elegant simp...   [ read more ]

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The 'Stillness In The Move' 12 inch single is the first new Dirty Projectors release since 2007's critically acclaimed album 'Rise Above.' It also marks their debut release for Domino Records. 'Stillness Is The Move' was recorded in in the fall of 2008 as part of the sessions for their forthcoming full length album, 'Bitte, Orca.' The EP includes the b-sides 'Wave The Bloody Shirt' and 'Bitte Bitte Orchid,' a Lucky Dragons remix and an A Cappella remix of the title track.

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