Bitte Orca - Dirty Projectors
User Score
8.2 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 90 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 79 out of 90
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 90
  3. Negative: 8 out of 90

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  1. Jfandango
    Dec 1, 2011
    10
    For the past two years, I still come back to this album. Why? Because it is completely brilliant. Everyone song is incredible, atmospheric, dense, accessible, and beautiful. For those who criticize lines like "Quench me like Gatorade" would usually be an adjudicating decision, but it somehow works and sounds fresh coming from David Longstrenth. The guitar parts on "Temecula Sunrise" and "Two Doves" really sends it over the edge plus the fantastically organized yet slanted obscurities that are the vocal harmonies. What a talented group of musicians. can't wait for the next installment!!… Expand
  2. BenP
    Jun 10, 2009
    10
    Immediately accessible yet quirky in the extreme. Delightful from start to finish.
  3. DavidR
    Jun 29, 2009
    9
    I think the first couple of tracks are influenced by Zeppelin... pretty awesome music overall. Could benefit from a little more focus and less experimentation. They jam so many styles and ideas into each song. The guy has incredible talent, everyone should at least check this out.
  4. MarkusvanS.
    Jul 12, 2009
    10
    With only nine songs, the Dirty Projectors have created one of the best albums of the year! Genre-bending, experimental indie rock music that is still accessible and highly addictive!
  5. EvinA
    Jun 10, 2009
    10
    Best album of the year and I'm confident it is gonna stay that way.
  6. lanceo
    Jun 13, 2009
    10
    Album of the year!!!
  7. ChristianP
    Jun 9, 2009
    10
    Truly something special. The negative reviews are childish and lazy. Don't give them any credence. Just listen and enjoy. I can't think of another record as catchy and listenable, while being as challenging and technically impressive.
  8. Ben
    Jun 9, 2009
    10
    Totally brilliant all the way through.
  9. RobertP
    Jun 9, 2009
    10
    So weirdly gorgeous.
  10. MikeW.
    Jul 1, 2009
    10
    Consistently imaginative, delightfully weird and wildly catchy. Best album I have heard in 2009.
  11. normf
    Sep 4, 2009
    10
    People who have criticized this album as unfocused or wandering have completely missed the boat (not to mention revealed their own listening limits; I'm certain that Sgt Peppers would be "unfocused" by this standard). This album is simply brilliant in its unwillingness to compromise complexity for pop sensibility.
  12. CharlesH
    Jun 10, 2009
    10
    Bitte Orca contains a little bit of everything. Longstreth doesn't wear his influences on his sleeve. He uses them to playoff one another and create something unique. Bitte Orca is a refreshing change for Summer and many years to come. I can't stop listening to this album.
  13. ScottF
    Jun 10, 2009
    10
    Absolutely stunning. jaw dropping, and despite what drowned in sound says: huge emotional impact. beautiful record.
  14. Tom
    Jun 22, 2009
    9
    Album of the day!
  15. ShawnR
    Jun 23, 2009
    10
    Refreshing music for sure! Also, Fred R's comment is sorely misguided. But hey, we can't all understand what good music is.
  16. ee
    Jul 15, 2009
    10
    Album of the year. Absolutely gorgeous. It's like being transported to a strange and wonderful planet. I haven't heard anything so splendid in years. If you're not into music that's a little "out there", you're excused. Otherwise, dive right in and enjoy!
  17. CoreyP
    Jul 19, 2009
    10
    Simply Incredible and accessible. This is the most refreshing album of the summer by far. Way to go David Longstreth, keep it up because you are now a household name in my book!
  18. 2hip2beahipster
    Jun 15, 2012
    9
    One of the better albums of the last few years. Each song is wonderfully constructed, with changes in tempo in most of the songs that keep the songs fresh and rewarding while listening. I don't ever expect this album to become stale and I fully expect to return to this album when I want to hear something different. Experimental Rock at it's finest.

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Metascore
85 out of 100

Universal acclaim - based on 29 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 26 out of 29
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 29
  3. Negative: 0 out of 29
  1. MSN Consumer Guide (Robert Christgau)
    83
    Not only will you hum snatches, you'll parse lyrical bits, too: a basement-dwelling twentysomething high on Gatorade in an underpopulated housing development, a waitressing job for Solange Knowles.
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  2. musicOMH.com
    80
    Clever, original, complicated, sometimes frustrating but more often revelatory, it will, given time, uncover its manifold delights.
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  3. Observer Music Monthly
    60
    Their seventh album remembers to add tunes, and is thus less baffling than before.
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