Dirty Projectors

Bjork - Biophilia / Dirty Projectors & Bjork - Mount Wittenberg Orca

Embracing innovative on niche experimental curio by a huge artist

20 Oct 2011

(One Little Indian/Domino) It’s clear that Iceland’s premier musical export has no interest in writing another ‘Big Time Sensuality’ or ‘Violently Happy’ to please the casual listener, but these almost simultaneously released new albums demonstrate…

Twin Sister - All Around and Away We Go - Single of the Fortnight

Singles and Downloads - 30 Nov 2010

30 Nov 2010

Wow. Whisper it, but we might just have stumbled upon one of the most half-decent months of Singles & Downloads in recent memory. Where to start? How about in the most unlikely of places, with Plan B ’s ‘Love Goes Down’ (679) ●●● and the continuing…

T in the Park 2010: Dirty Projectors, Hot Chip and Kele

T in the Park blog

11 Jul 2010

Sat 10th Jul Hi folks. Your T in the Park blogging correspondent this morning will be Jonny, recovering from an excellent Friday at the festival and ready to recap on the best bands so far. Starting off, it was a storming set from New York’s…

Dirty Projectors and Bjork collaborate on new album Mount Wittenberg Orca

1 Jul 2010

After performing together in April 2009, Dirty Projectors' David Longstreth and Bjork decided to make an album together. On June 30, just over a year later, the public will be able to feast their ears on Mount Wittenberg Orca. The inspiration for…

T in the Park 2010: Dirty Projectors Interview

16 Jun 2010

Rachel Devine talks to Dirty Projectors’ Dave Longstreth about obsessions, artistic vision and the business of making music

Muse, Eminem and Kasabian are T in the Park 2010 headliners

The Prodigy, Jay-Z and Vampire Weekend also on Balado festival bill

23 Feb 2010

Muse, Eminem and Kasabian will headline the main stage at T In The Park 2010. Other major acts on the bill include Black Eyed Peas, The Prodigy and Jay-Z. The festival dates are Friday 9th. Saturday 10th and Sunday 11th July 2010. The campsite is…

Dirty Projectors

18 Oct 2007

INDIE POP Rise Above (Rough Trade) Although the new album from New York singer-songwriter Dave Longstreth is pitched as a from-memory re-interpretation of Black Flag’s Damaged LP, there isn’t much here that will have old punks getting excited. With…

Dirty Projectors

16 Jul 2007

EXPERIMENTAL DIRTY PROJECTORS King Tut’s, Glasgow, Sat 30 Jun Brooklyn-based Yale dropout Dave Longstreth is an odd fellow. The fact that he once wrote an entire concept album based around the life of Eagles singer/drummer Don Henley…