Dirty Projectors
by Dirty Projectors
  • Record Label: Domino
  • Release Date: Feb 21, 2017
Metascore
77

Generally favorable reviews - based on 32 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 25 out of 32
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 32
  3. Negative: 0 out of 32
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  1. PopMatters
    Feb 27, 2017
    60
    A fascinating and occasionally compelling work, the album is nonetheless often too insular to be affecting.
  2. Pretty Much Amazing
    Feb 27, 2017
    58
    The supple dynamic shadings of earlier Projectors material is gone; everything’s annoyingly crisp, with lots of things at the front of the mix that shouldn’t be and Longstreth’s pitch-shifted voice running near-constantly throughout.
  3. Paste Magazine
    Feb 24, 2017
    57
    Dirty Projectors, his self-titled rebirth, is therapeutic and at times frustratingly insular, full of dazzling and meticulous electronic textures that bely the melancholia underneath.
  5. The Wire
    Aug 8, 2017
    50
    When he muses on ideal love it comes off like How To Dress Well with a bit of a John Mayer wink--Vulnicura this ain’t. Longstreth is a talented producer and arranger and it shows here. ... Shame about the lyrics. [May 2017, p.59]
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  6. No Ripcord
    Mar 20, 2017
    50
    Dirty Projectors ultimately leaves one too puzzled to empathize with apart from letting out a false, mouth-gaping awe.
  7. Tiny Mix Tapes
    Feb 21, 2017
    50
    This disconnect between Dirty Projectors’s pop tendencies with its “art” signaling is what ultimately stains the album with such a deep sense of confusion, making it difficult to parse who exactly this music is written for, if not people who are already fans of Dirty Projectors.
  8. The Independent (UK)
    Feb 22, 2017
    40
    David Longstreth’s account of his separation from former bandmate Amber Coffman told through a welter of autotuned, over-treated vocals and jumble of clashing sounds that, to be generous, may be intended as an analogue of the ground shifting beneath their disintegrating relationship.

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User Score
7.9

Generally favorable reviews- based on 67 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 56 out of 67
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 67
  3. Negative: 4 out of 67
  1. jotaeseche
    Feb 22, 2017
    9
    Glitchy, utterly experimental, raw, vulnerable and (most of all) constantly engaging and fun, Dirty Projectors finds David Longstreth at theGlitchy, utterly experimental, raw, vulnerable and (most of all) constantly engaging and fun, Dirty Projectors finds David Longstreth at the edge of his musical and artistic capacities. Fantastic record!… Full Review »
  2. Music_Observer
    May 14, 2017
    6
    The uplifting choruses and Longstreth’s tasteful melodic writing couldn’t overcome the uneasiness and instability that the overwhelmingThe uplifting choruses and Longstreth’s tasteful melodic writing couldn’t overcome the uneasiness and instability that the overwhelming electronic textures provided, and only a couple of good songs came out atop the wash. My Score: 105/180 (Okay) = 5.8/10… Full Review »
  3. KinVy
    Mar 24, 2017
    9
    I loved this record from my first listen - dense, layered production with some beautiful songwriting and the occasional piece of inventiveI loved this record from my first listen - dense, layered production with some beautiful songwriting and the occasional piece of inventive lyricism. By no means is it perfect: the production occasionally takes too much focus, leaving some songs feeling underwhelming; however this is an album that I enjoy so much in part because of its imperfections, not in spite of them.… Full Review »
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