Mon, 2009-06-15 13:32 | by Carles
I heard of this new band that has possibly been around for a while. They are called The Dirty Projectors, and I think that they are from the greater-New York area. They have a new album called Bitte Orca--not sure what that name 'even means.' Might be Latin / French / German / Mexican.
I think that they might be one of those bands that people think 'are really good' but are hard to 'identify with' for a normal bro. I have listened to their songs a few times to 'try 2 understand them' but I still feel like they are 'close to impossible to identify with.'
They have a song called 'Stillness is the Move.' The song has some guitar playing, and some girls singing, as if it is some sort of conceptual indie karaoke song.
From what I understand, people are saying that this is 'better than' Animal Collective and Grizzly Bear [via the Indie Contest 4 'da best album of 2k9.' Not sure if I 'understand why' any one would think that, even though I haven't listened to the album.
From what I understand, there are two bros in the band, and 2 broads in the band.
Feel like I have to go back to HRO's ancient MIXED GENDER BANDS theory, where HRO says that bands appeal to a wider audience when they have boys+girls in them. Also, indie music critics enjoy 'liking bands with girls' since it makes them seem less chauvinistic/like they are an equal opportunity provider. I think it is good to have 'haute indie girls' in ur band, because bros will come to ur show and say 'damn...want my gf 2 look like her' and girls to think 'wish I could be as authentic as that girl on stage...feel like i'm trying 2 hard and don't have any indie talent besides dressing like a lil cunt.'
Here is a clip of them from 2008 that I randomly found on the utube. Think that they showcase that the girls are 'actually talented' altbaguettes.
Not sure if it 'sounds good' to me, but I think that might be because it is in complex time signatures and has more key changes that I am used to in bloghouse/electro. Might be uncultured. Feels weird when something is 'deemed relevant' even though u don't have a past history with it/it is 1 of those bands who u always ignored because their name sounded douchey/boring.
Start to feel anxious when there is this band that is 'highly critically acclaimed' but I can't seem to appreciate them. Like there's something wrong with me--but I feel like I make good consumer decisions. Maybe it is just like an arthaus film from the Frog Nu Wave era--I feel pressure to 'appreciate it' but I would rather 'take out my junk and tug off 2 pornography.'
Do yall like the Dirty Projectors, or does n e 1 have a 'healthy way' to approach their music that would make me seem 'more open'?
Do yall think that the girls in the DPs are 'hot' or 'just indie keut' or altbaguette??
Previous bands that I don't 'get'
No Age / Santogoldy / TV on the Radio / Most bands from 2k8
