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Dirty Projectors, Lamp Lit Prose

Dirty Projectors, Lamp Lit Prose


Leave it to David Longstreth and company to take their already challenging and experimental sound to new heights and still make it danceable. Seemingly unrelatable patches of guitar, brass and electronic sounds are stitched together more smoothly than should really be possible and even when the music isn’t easily understood, it’s effortlessly felt. The Projectors have certainly achieved that before but never kept it up for an entire album. It’s also a huge step up from last year’s eponymous offering, which bitterly chronicled Longstreth’s breakup with bandmate Amber Coffman, without sporting the musical chops you’d expect from the Projectors. While Coffman’s voice is missed on Lamp Lit Prose, Longstreth makes up for it with some of his most vivid and consistent work on this surprisingly joyful bounceback. Highlights: “I Feel Energy,” “Zombie Conqueror,” “Break-thru”

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