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submitted by Nick Feb 25th 2013 06:00 pm (stereogum.com)
Last month, Dirty Projectors played Carnegie Hall, and you want to make sure you’ve got something special for the merch table when you do a thing like that. So for the occasion, the band made a special 7″ single version of the excellent Swing Lo Magellan opener “Offspring Are Blank,” limiting it to 250 hand-numbered [...]
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For a new 12″ single, Dirty Projectors have lined up a pretty great cast of producers to remix the Swing Lo Magellan track “The Socialites.” AlunaGeorge and FaltyDL have both contributed remixes, as has Hot Chip co-leader Joe Goddard. Goddard’s take on the track is a fluid, rippling thing, exactly what you...
submitted by Nick Feb 27th 2013 05:00 pm (stereogum.com)
Boston Calling is a brand-new music festival that will hold its first installment in Boston’s City Hall Plaza 5/25-26, and it’s got a lineup that leans heavily toward accessible, middle-of-the-road indie and alt-rock. The National will co-headline alongside the suddenly omnipresent Fun., and the lineup also features the Shins...
Last night on Conan, Dirty Projectors came through to play the fiery Swing Lo Magellan opener “Offspring Are Blank,” giving the world a rare opportunity to hear Dave Longstreth when he’s maybe just a tiny bit hoarse. The band’s whole itchy-perfectionist dynamic is always a powerful thing to witness in real...


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