Lav's Music Corner

Dirty Projectors is the long running indie project of David Longstreth. Over the years numerous musicians and vocalists have filled in roles for the band and Super Joao  is the third of 5 EP's the band plans to release this year each focusing on a different vocalist.  Review By Lavender: I have loved Dirty Projectors for as long as I can remember which was pretty clearly evidenced by my very positive reviews of their two EPs earlier this year. I was particularly excited for this release because long time frontman David Longstreth is the vocalist for these tracks. I have always enjoyed his vocals quite a bit and more than ever before on the past two full length Dirty Projectors records. But now that the EP is out it is by far the weakest of the trio from a songwriting and instrumental perspective.  The lead single Holy Mackerel forecasted this as a sift and off kilter indie tune that I didn't love at first and has slightly grown on me. I think David's singing is as ...

Dirty Projectors is a long running indie project centered around songwriter and multi-instrumentalist David Longstreth. The project has gone though numerous sonic transitions and line-up changes over the years but has set out on a 5 EP series each featuring a different vocalist, of which Flight Tower  is the 2nd. Review By Lavender: I have always been a big Dirty Projectors fan and earlier this year was no different when I heavily praised their Windows Open  EP. In comparison this new project which features Felicia Douglass of fellow indie project Ava Luna on vocals transitions from the folk inspired sound into a much more electronica and R&B direction. Even with this change though Dirty Projectors once again manage to put together a short but beautiful series of tracks that are just as rewarding as Windows Open .  The EP opens up with the song Inner World  a beautiful indie folk cut that sounds straight out of 2009 and would blend in more with the last EP than a...