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9.0
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Tiny Mix Tapes
If emotional directness was the end goal, keeping the bells and whistles out of the music was a smart move. With minimal guitar, percussion, and upright bass, the music is immediate and incisive
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9.0
34195
9.0 |
The Line Of Best Fit
An engaging, deeply felt and often startlingly beautiful record that packs in more substance to its brief running time than most acts manage across hour-long endurance test albums
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8.5
34193
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BBC
What on paper sounds like a psychedelics-drenched concept album from 1969 works gloriously in practice
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8.4
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Earbuddy
A brilliant exercise in universal tragedy made for the internet era
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8.2
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8.2 |
Beats Per Minute
In all the ways the Dirty Projectors past albums seemed contrived, but often brilliantly so, this EP feels unfiltered and spontaneous
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8.0
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Drowned In Sound
Certainly the most vital Dirty Projectors have ever sounded. Perhaps it’s the thrill of working with such a strong character, or perhaps it’s just the natural progression of their songwriting, but they’re on finer form than ever before
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8.0
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The Irish Times
A compelling suite of songs inspired by the California whale-watching adventures of Dirty Projectors’ Amber Coffman
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8.0
33902
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The Independent
A fascinating evocation of Orcan existence, implicitly acknowledging the entire planet as a home
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8.0
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The Independent
A fascinating evocation of Orcan existence
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8.0
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Uncut
Just when you thought Bjork had plumbed and conquered every depth and summit of her range, Dirty Projectors have shepherded her to newer pastures. Print edition only
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7.7
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Pitchfork
20 minutes of music that sounds more dressed-down than anything Björk or Dirty Projectors have put out before
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7.0
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PopMatters
That Mount Wittenberg Orca is an acquired taste goes without saying. Yet no one else makes music like this
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7.0
33923
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musicOMH
There’s some fabulous ideas and real musical virtuosity on show here, but they haven’t been given enough time and attention to fully realise their potential
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7.0
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PopMatters
That Mount Wittenberg Orca is an acquired taste goes without saying. Yet no one else makes music like this
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7.0
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God Is In The TV
An effective conceptual piece of moving rhetoric that plays to Bjork and The Dirty Pojectors strengths and nuances; suffused with touching swells and beautiful enveloping melodies
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7.0
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Rave Magazine
A lovely little gem from a bunch of whip-smart musicians
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6.0
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Mojo
Print edition only
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6.0
34092
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PopMatters
So it’s not that this showcases a lack of talent, but that it more so showcases a collaboration doing little with what it has available to them
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6.0
14754
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Eye Weekly
An interesting concept album about whales, but hardly the most impressive work from either artist
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6.0
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The Skinny
Mount Wittenberg Orca could be [an attempt] at a from-memory version of Björk’s Medúlla, only with Björk on hand, and not enough time to finish
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6.0
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The Scotsman
Björk's elemental vocals are more the icing on Dirty Projectors' concept ... though her a capella album Medulla has clearly been an influence
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