The Dirty Projectors crew are out touring behind Swing Lo Magellan and today they’re letting go of the A-side to their tour-only 7”, the rambling, prickly guitar workout “Buckle Up.” Download it below. Dirty Projectors – “Buckle Up” Swing Lo Magellan is out now. The tour-only ...

Friday’s first day of Pitchfork Festival wasted no time getting into it, where many festival entrants walked in to the fully-wrought hypnotic swirl of Lower Dens, a set that eventually gave way to the raucous appearance of the ASAP Mob, all before dinner time. Once again, one of the country’s most manageable, well-paced festi...

Dirty Projectors are in Brooklyn for a pair of shows commemorating the release of their ace LP Swing Lo Magellan. (Last night’s show was at MHOW, replete with a YouTube livestream; tonight they do Prospect Park.) In case you didn’t make it to Williamsburg or to your laptop for last night’s show, we have a [...]

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Dirty Projectors’ Swing Lo Magellan is officially released next week, though the band’s streaming the record in its entirety, right now, over at NYTimes. This is great news. Open a tab, press play, let’s discuss. For those who’ve been following along, this is one of the year’s most anticipated re...