Dirty Projectors : Swing Lo Magellan

 

 

 

 

 

Rating: 5/5 stars

Label: Domino

 

 

No one could accuse Dirty Projectors leader David Longstreth of doing the same thing twice. Swing Lo Magellan is a poetic art-pop album, matching warm and personal music with outlandish intellectual ideas that is eclectic, without being esoteric. For a band constantly experimenting with their own sound, this album is no exception. More “beat-driven” and accessible than any Dirty Projectors previous albums, Longstreth has cited a slew of influences here, ranging from Nirvana, Lil Wayne, Michael Jackson, Neil Young, En Vogue, Blind Willie Johnson to classical composers Arnold Schoenberg and  György Ligeti…and maybe even a little Dylan.

 Listen :  Dirty Projectors :  Gun Has No Trigger (via SoundCloud)