Cast off yer hazmat suit: Dirty Projectors’ ‘Offspring Are Blank’
Directed by Dirty Projectors’ own David Longstreth, this new clip for Offspring Are Blank is part of the band’s ambitious Hi Custodian short film series. Additional videos to complete this series — The Socialites and Swing Lo Magellan — will debut tomorrow (December 13th) and Friday (December 14th) respectively via Pitchfork TV.
While you were sleeping: Dirty Projectors played Letterman
While you might have be curled into a ball on the living room couch, snoozing peacefully after a particularly full day, Brooklyn’s Dirty Projectors took the stage of Dave’s late night show with classical sextet yMusic and a bevvy of backup singers to perform a crisp rendition of Swing Lo Magellan‘s About to Die. ...
Dirty Projectors announce new EP, debut new video
Hot on the heels of their recently released Swing Lo Magellan LP, Brooklyn’s Dirty Projectors have announced they’ll drop a brand new EP on November 6th. Entitled, About To Die the new EP — to be released via Domino Records — will contain the single of the same name in addition to three brand new tracks....
Dirty Projectors debut artsy short film, ‘Hi Custodian’
Featuring original and alternate versions of songs from their latest LP, Swing Lo Magellan, NYC-band Dirty Projectors have premiered a short art school-stlye film entitled, Hi Custodian. Directed by band frontman David Longstreth and produced by Pitchfork TV and YouTube, the 20-minute film — reportedly influenced by music films in like Kanye West’s Runaway and...
Dirty Projectors stream new LP, Swing Lo Magellan, in full
Brooklyn indie band Dirty Projectors, stream their anticipated sixth release, Swing Lo Magellan in full now at NYTimes.com. Fronted by the critically-adored David Longstreth — who’s collaborated with the likes of Bjork and David Byrne — the band release their newest work today via Domino and ready to hit the road later this week. The video...
Dirty Projectors debut new track, ‘Gun Has No Trigger’
Taken from their forthcoming sixth album, Swing Lo Magellan (July 10th via Domino), comes Dirty Projectors new single, Gun Has No Trigger. Described as having “the handmade intimacy of a love letter and the widescreen grandeur of a blockbuster,” the newest LP from the experimental indie-rockers is, according to vocalist/mixer/producer David Longstreth, “an album of...