9
Jun
Happy Bitte Orca Day!
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What was certainly the most anticipated record of my 2009 is finally here. But because we live in the future, I’ve had a chance to spend a lot of time with Bitte Orca over the past few weeks and it’s been an interesting experience.
My initial reaction went something like this: “WHY ISN’T THIS EXACTLY LIKE THE LAST RECORD? WAH WAH WAAAAH. I’M SUCH AN EMPTY PERSON.” But idle times found the album on repeat and before I knew it, it hit me. This is a phenomenal accomplishment for Dirty Projectors.
The reviews I’ve read thus far are right. Dirty Projectors have managed to make a record that’s every bit as challenging as their last (the stellar Rise Above) while doing something they’ve never done before: become accessible. As someone who has written many shitty songs in his life, this is absolutely maddening to me. It doesn’t make sense. The way the off-time noodling, the vocal stabs, the sporadic bass hits, and the seemingly random drum lines fit into something immensely sing-along-able is a total mystery.
It also makes me incredibly happy. I love this record.
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