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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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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 24, 2018Art rock masterpiece, Stillness is the Move, Temecula Sunrise, and No Intention are my personal favorites
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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 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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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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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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GriffTAug 19, 2009I don't really understand why people are calling it a masterpiece. David Longstreth wants it to be avant garde, but it just comes off as aimless.
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MSimpsonAug 13, 2009I recognise that this is a really good album with some strong tracks. I can't help feeling that its a little too 'arty' however. The album sometimes reminds me of a bunch of undergraduate art students being earnest around a laptop in crumby digs whilst experimenting with dope to escape from their middle-class anxieties.
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EricLAug 8, 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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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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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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MatthewS.Jul 12, 2009
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RyanMJul 11, 2009
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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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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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ArieBJun 25, 2009"your cologne is sweetly fragrant" or "you quenched me like gatorade".......Yuck!
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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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TomJun 22, 2009Album of the day!
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FredRJun 15, 2009It might as well have made my ears bleed. Worst music I've heard this other other than Wavves. I'm starting to think that Metacritic 's weighting leans heavily on Pitchfork. That is too bad because Pitchfork just tries to be edgy and provocative and doesn't consider what people want to listen to.
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lanceoJun 13, 2009Album of the year!!!
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BenPJun 10, 2009Immediately accessible yet quirky in the extreme. Delightful from start to finish.
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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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ScottFJun 10, 2009Absolutely stunning. jaw dropping, and despite what drowned in sound says: huge emotional impact. beautiful record.
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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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JackM.Jun 10, 2009Mixing Eclectic pop elements can often lead to something amazing, but not here. It
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DomoRJun 9, 2009Mediocrity deconstructed. Big whoop.
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RobertPJun 9, 2009So weirdly gorgeous.
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BenJun 9, 2009Totally brilliant all the way through.
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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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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.