Dirty Projectors @ The Echoplex 1 of 5

"Get ready for the latest brain-bending concept record from Dirty Projectors: a re-interpretation-- not cover versions, mind you-- of much of Black Flag's Damaged...played completely from memory. Ha ha, guys. Tell us more about Don Henley. If you can get past the gulf between this and the original (differences include the addition of: violins, African-style staccato plucking, throbbing funk bass, harmonized female vocals, low and overwhelming Gregorian-like chants, Hendrix style backwards guitar, reverse bass drum hits, and some placid guitar arpeggios), this is the kind of challenging but seductive pop that the more modern moments of The Getty Address only hinted at. What's more, taking the lyrics out of context reveals an almost mature perspective on the numbing day-to-day, check-to-check grind of adult life. Black Flag's take was angry and throttled, perfect in all it's one-note glory; this call-and-response between singer Dave Longstreth and his chorus of sirens is a moment of self-discovery turned inside out, making nihilism into self-acceptance and excitement for the future. It's the perfect soundtrack for shoveling a handful of mushrooms in your craw just before handing in your two-week notice." - Pitchfork

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