REVIEW: Dirty Projectors – “Swing Lo Magellan”
[July 10th 2012 - Domino Records // Find it at: iTunes | Insound] ______________________________________________________________ In the material world, it can be hard to differentiate what’s hip and what’s creative but there’s no difficulty in noting what’s lined with beauty. Swing Lo Magellan, Dirty Projectors’ sixth studio record in ten years, is tarnished with its innards. The way David Longstreth and his fellow instrumentalists... Read More
TRACK/MP3: Dirty Projectors – “Dance For You”
After unleashing their lead single “Gun Has No Trigger” on our ears, DIRTY PROJECTORS have pulled the blankets off their second Swing Lo Magellan cut. “Dance For You” instills a lot of handclap-guitar parts but the real kicker to the three-minute bit is its center that fish hooks you. The washed out sonics drip in like a summery breeze taking the track to some theatrical heights until it brings you back down with an itchy... Read More
Q&A: Patrick Watson
When an artist establishes themselves as a musician by writing and recording more than one session, they often find themselves in a state to push their creativity. Some do it to a brink that explores every inch of their imagination while others try to hold on to the state of progressing. PATRICK WATSON is a songwriter that does both. Since the early mid-2000s’, the Montreal composer has formulated an experimental acoustic genre that’s... Read More
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Franz Ferdinand – “Tonight: Franz Ferdinand”
Instead of feeding loyal followers with raw guitar riffs, Franz Ferdinand has shaken things up by flirtatiously lighting a posh cigar that is their latest record. Tonight: Franz Ferdinand defines the word “unexpected”. Long gone is the post-punk influence as the Scotland rockers have embraced disco and transformed it into a sexual being often pursued by modern day Casanovas. Produced by Dan Carey (Hot Chip, CSS), Tonight could easily... Read More