Dirty Projectors - Rise Above spo-notify-me-disabled sonically ambitious yet canonically familiar

sonically ambitious yet canonically familiar songs that both propel Ward's reach and satisfy longtime fans

and a seventh charted within the Top Twenty on the Hot 100

were both AM and FM hits

Chasing Yesterday and Who Built The Moon

they form a story arc

Dirty Projectors - Rise Above spo-notify-me-disabled sonically ambitious yet canonically familiarThe breadth of David Longstreth's talents as a songwriter, arranger, bandleader and singer call to mind Prince, Joni Mitchell, and Bjork. His constantly evolving sound, the sheer intensity of the music, and the originality of his voice set him apart. From beginning to end, "Rise Above" is a re imagining of Black Flag's seminal 1981 record "Damaged". It's not a covers record; Longstreth attempted to rewrite his favorite adolescent album word for word,