The talent of the leader of the Dirty Projectors is obvious with the eighth album of his band. Lamp Lit Prose arrives a year after Dirty Projectors and turns a page for the Dirty Projectors. Recorded in Ivo Shandor in Los Angeles, this is probably the catchiest, most playful and developed disc of the quintet. Love and women in general are important themes, notably on the pop title Break-Thru, probably echoing his divorce with Amber Coffman, the former singer of the band.
Lamp Lit Prose also highlights its collaborations for a more eclectic work. Syd from The Internet on the electro pop Right Now and Amber Mark for more tropical colors on I Feel Energy. The Dirty Projectors don’t intend to erase their image, however. No, they enrich it with various sounds, give it more flavors and highlight rhythms that they didn’t dare to explore before. It’s a trust that has been built with time but also thanks to accomplished artists such as Empress Of, Robin Pecknold from the Fleets Foxes, the former Vampire Weekend Rostam or even Dear Nora.
They juggle electro influences, English pop kitsch and soul spirit. Filled of keyboards, sax solos, a bit of jazz and flute layers around melodic voices, (I Wanna) Feel It All paints an atypical 60s landscape very similar to the album.
Dirty Projectors - Break-Thru (Official Video)
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