5 of 5 for the new album, Bitte Orca, by Dirty Projectors


**Spoiler alert!: This album will not be released by Domino records until June 9th. Copies have leaked, though, letting this evaluation come prematurely. For the purists, however, the first single was released on April 21st.

Listeners would be hard-pressed to find an antidote strong enough to relieve the sing of Bitte Orca. Melodies come from outer space, with sounds from the sea. Lyrics and a voice stream from that girl next door – the one you’d never approach, but who always seems to get the paper in the morning the same time you do. Coincidence? I think not. Bitte Orca is cosmically alluring, more of a siren song than an experimental pop record. What’s more, the record is just plain catchy. Especially so, is the “Stillness Is the Move” single. Take some time out for this one. An album like this seems few and far between these days. Dirty Projectors challenge listeners to unique melodies and lyrics like of the album’s second track, “Temecula Sunrise”. Here, singer David Longstreth croons “And what hits the spot, yeah! Like Gatorade!”. Invention isn’t it, though. It’s a beautiful lens on the mundane. This album does it all. From impregnating a sports drink with sexual connotations never expected to mesmerizing listeners towards a world not quite their own. Despite all this talk of invention, Dirty Projectors stick mainly to pure passion of voices and expression of tone through beautiful instrumentation.


3 of 5 for the new album Maudlin Career, by Camera Obscura.

This album was released by 4AD records on April 21st.