Complex, challenging and wildly unpredictable, Dirty Projectors is the future sound of pop music, today. As one-man American band Dirty Projectors, 30 something Yale graduate David Longstreth has conjured up one of the year’s freshest, most powerful statements in music. Augmented by an ensemble cast of orchestral players on various wind and string instruments, Longstreth, with mad genius skills, executes most everything else himself, most notably all beats, keyboards, vocals, guitars and string arrangements. One of Paul McCartney’s personal favourites, Dirty Projectors’ latest finds Longstreth turning from his traditional American indie rock roots towards a more contemporary electronic based R&B vibe on this, his 9th album in 15 years. One of the year’s best!
Rating: 9/10
