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Universal acclaim- based on 120 Ratings
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Positive: 106 out of 120
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Mixed: 6 out of 120
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Negative: 8 out of 120
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eeJul 15, 2009Album 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!
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BenPJun 10, 2009Immediately accessible yet quirky in the extreme. Delightful from start to finish.
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DavidRJun 29, 2009I 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.
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MarkusvanS.Jul 12, 2009With 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!
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EvinAJun 10, 2009Best album of the year and I'm confident it is gonna stay that way.
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lanceoJun 13, 2009Album of the year!!!
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ChristianPJun 9, 2009Truly 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.
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BenJun 9, 2009Totally brilliant all the way through.
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RobertPJun 9, 2009So weirdly gorgeous.
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MikeW.Jul 1, 2009Consistently imaginative, delightfully weird and wildly catchy. Best album I have heard in 2009.
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EricLAug 8, 2009
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normfSep 4, 2009People 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.
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CharlesHJun 10, 2009Bitte 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.
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ScottFJun 10, 2009Absolutely stunning. jaw dropping, and despite what drowned in sound says: huge emotional impact. beautiful record.
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TomJun 22, 2009Album of the day!
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ShawnRJun 23, 2009Refreshing music for sure! Also, Fred R's comment is sorely misguided. But hey, we can't all understand what good music is.
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StuAug 28, 2009They've finally found a balance between the experimental and accessible, and this is such an ambitious record, that accomplishes all it sets out to. that said, I just can't get into longstreth's voice.. it makes me cringe.. and he really is a pretentious SOB, but if you separate the artists from the art it's an undeniably excellent album.
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RyanMJul 11, 2009
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CoreyPJul 19, 2009Simply 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!
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Mar 4, 2021A stunning album by the most creative band of the century so far. Dirty projectors are always surprising creative interesting if a little challenging but always rewarding.
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Apr 23, 2012Definitely a strange album at first. A little hard to get into at first also but once you're engrossed in this album, the more you really love it. I loved it. Thought every track sounded great. All In All, Dirty Projectors craft an accessible, quirky album that really works. B+
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Jun 15, 2012One 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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Apr 24, 2018Art rock masterpiece, Stillness is the Move, Temecula Sunrise, and No Intention are my personal favorites
Awards & Rankings
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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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Clever, original, complicated, sometimes frustrating but more often revelatory, it will, given time, uncover its manifold delights.
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Their seventh album remembers to add tunes, and is thus less baffling than before.