I just got home from The Troubadour in West Hollywood after watching an uplifting performance by the Dirty Projectors. Man on man I needed this show after the awful day I had. I kind of feel like the band needed this show to, as they couldn't stop complimenting us (their audience). I must say we were a good crowd, cheerful, dancey and full of energy. I even spotted Avey Tare of Animal Collective enjoying himself. Dave Longstreth (the lead guy) in Dirty Projectors is straight up weird. At times Dave's posture and stance reminds me of David Byrne in the Talking Heads DVD "Stop Making Sense", but then other times he makes me think of clumsy and goofy ridiculously tall basketball player. Either way he is one of those guys that I feel would be super awkward off stage, but on stage he can get away with his awkwardness because he has orchestrated one of the more unique and experimental bands these days.The girls in the band definitely have a lot of soul and even at times a little -do-wop-doo-wop. They totally have down the synchronized "ooooohhhh-waaaaaa" and the harmonious backup signing. If you close your eyes during some of Dirty Projectors' songs you might just think you are listening to an African rockabilly band from the 60's. Although, Dave (lead guy) has a little too much Grizzly Bear-ish pop in his voice to fool you for being black or rockabilly. The only thing that I don't enjoy about the Dirty Projectors is their intense jam sessions where they almost sound like a miniature Dinosaur Jr. But, usually Angel or Amber's beyond beautiful vocals interrupt and I am immediately transformed back to my initial state of pleasure (pre-intense jam session). Tonights show at The Troubadour was amazing. It was hot, sweaty and sold out, but somehow the ladies voices (Amber Coffman and Angel Deradoorian) still managed to give me the chills. The Troubadour was a great venue for Dirty Projectors to show off their new album Bitte Orca and maybe even get yet another great album review by some LA indie blog. ...

Little Joy de volta ao Brasil dia 14 de agosto na Fundição Progresso – RJ e dia 15/08, no Via Funchal, em São Paulo. Os sites de notícias dão que o Fabrizio Moretti (Strokes) vem junto, os blogs falam que o Jack Dishel (marido da Regina Spektor e substituto do Moretti) é quem dá as [...]

Beside being a kickass track, the video for Dirty Projector’s “Stillness Is The Move”, directed by Matthew Lessner, has a very odd, colonial, “Handmaid’s Tale” sort of vibe that I really dig.