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Video: Dirty Projectors: "Rise Above" (Live on NPR's "Bryant Park Project")

However you feel about the record (it hasn't quite won me over yet), something odd and interesting is going on with the vocals on Dirty Projectors' latest Rise Above. This version, recorded live in an NPR studio, really drives home the fact that Dave Longstreth & co. are exploring some new territory. The weird three-part harmonies are backed by just the barest hint of guitar; without the full-band arrangement, the song sounds, I dunno, like the Andrews Sisters gone prog or something.

Video:> Dirty Projectors: "Rise Above" (Live on NPR's "Bryant Park Project")
[Rise Above is out now on Dead Oceans]

Posted by Mark Richardson on Mon: 12-10-07: 02:05 PM CST | Digg this article | Add to del.icio.us | Permalink
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