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Dirty Projectors Announce Plans for New Album

Dirty Projectors Announce Plans for New Album

It’s been a little over two years since the Brooklyn-based experimental rock outfit Dirty Projectors released Bitte Orca, a record that quickly landed a spot on multiple album of the year lists. Pairing frontman Dave Longstreth’s cryptic songwriting with bandmates Amber Coffman and Angel Deradoorian’s soaring vocals, Bitte Orca was an accessible departure from Longstreth’s previous releases under the Dirty Projectors moniker, opening the doors to a slew of critical praise....  read more

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Beirut, St. Vincent, of Montreal And More On Red Hot + Rio 2

Beirut, St. Vincent, of Montreal And More On <em>Red Hot + Rio 2</em>

Via Pitchfork: The Red Hot Organization will soon release their latest compilation Red Hot + Rio 2....  read more

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Tape Delay: After Years in the Musical Margins, Cassettes are Back

Tape Delay: After Years in the Musical Margins, Cassettes are Back

The humble cassette is alive and well...  read more

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Dirty Projectors/Björk Collaboration EP Coming This Week

Dirty Projectors/Björk Collaboration EP Coming This Week

No, we didn’t expect to ever write those words either....  read more

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Dirty Projectors Announce Fall Tour Dates

Dirty Projectors Announce Fall Tour Dates

They're bringing along Owen Pallett, Happy Birthday and Dominique Young Unique, too!  read more

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Dirty Projectors Announce Additional Tour Dates

Dirty Projectors Announce Additional Tour Dates

Brooklyn-based art rockers the Dirty Projectors are currently on tour and will continue to play shows across the country throughout the spring and summer. This collection of dates includes a sprinkling of festival performances and one show (June 25 in London) during which the band will perform its breakout album, Bitte Orca (one of Paste’s favorites from 2009) in its entirety with help from the ensemble Alarm Will Sound (via Pitchfork). And in other recent DP news, the band is giving fans a little gift in the form of two free tracks available available for download on its website....  read more

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Dirty Projectors Release 7" Vinyl/Free MP3s of Bitte Orca B-Sides

Dirty Projectors Release 7" Vinyl/Free MP3s of <em>Bitte Orca</em> B-Sides

Dirty Projectors have been holding out on us. After pleasing ears with one of 2009’s best albums, the avant-rockers announced this morning that they’re dispatching a 7" featuring two tracks from the Bitte Orca sessions exclusively through Domino USA’s Domino Mart....  read more

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Fifteen Albums, Songs That Defined 2009 for Paste's Web Editor

Fifteen Albums, Songs That Defined 2009 for <em>Paste</em>'s Web Editor

This was a confusing year for me...  read more

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The 25 Best Albums of 2009

The 25 Best Albums of 2009

We spent the month of November considering The Best of the Decade, from albums and TV shows to books and comedians. But lest we forget all the great music that came out in the last 12 months, here are our picks for the Best of 2009.  read more

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Dirty Projectors Book Show With L.A. Philharmonic, Get Covered by Solange

Dirty Projectors Book Show With L.A. Philharmonic, Get Covered by Solange

Dirty Projectors’ idiosyncratic nature has inspired two recent developments on seemingly disparate ends of the musical spectrum: an orchestral performance and an R&B cover....  read more

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