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- Summary: The four-track EP, includes three B-sides from the Swing Lo Magellan sessions.
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- Record Label: Domino
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock
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Positive: 7 out of 8
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Mixed: 1 out of 8
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Negative: 0 out of 8
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Nov 12, 2012About to Die manages not only to seem vital in comparison to the other Dirty Projectors' art projects of this year, but also stirs hunger for the 25 other songs from these sessions that will hopefully see an eventual release.
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Nov 12, 2012This is a cherry on a cupcake.
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Nov 12, 2012The LP succeeded such that this set doesn't outshine its older sibling, but it certainly acts as a logical and warm companion, something that Longstreth seems to be insisting upon throughout.
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Nov 12, 2012Though the production value is still high, the songs found here are less assertive than the tracks that were considered album material.
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MagnetJan 4, 2013The arresting gorgeous title tune here destroys everything else, of course. But the rest have a loose, jammy feel that wouldn't have been tolerable in any phase of the DP's career other than the pop one. [No. 94, p.53]
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Nov 12, 2012Overall, About To Die isn't particularly great. The EP is quite unnecessary.
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Dec 14, 2012About to Die offers a tight, effective encore for Magellan.
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Positive: 1 out of 1
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Mixed: 0 out of 1
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Negative: 0 out of 1
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Dec 18, 2012
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