Opening with "Fucked for life," Dave Lonsteth's rolling soulful singing is mixed beautifully with the strong harmonies of the female members. His guitar breakouts were especially effective during "New New Attitude" where the wild man came out and the three part blending of harmonies wowed. In the song "Gimmie Gimmie Gimmie," the vocalists created a round and the effect sounded like a modern version of yodeling with each member taking on different measurements and blending them strongly to resonate. They ended the set with "Police Story" and the encore "Depression." Aside from the utter beauty of the sound the set was energetic and exciting. Dave Longsteth and drummer Brian Mcomber really broke sweat while the women presented a calm focus necessary for acute harmonies.
These two music groups share sensibilities and are daring and open to the possibilities of moving music composition forward. There is no greater place to see them do this then in a contemporary art institution that prides itself on being the barometer of cutting edge direction in the visual arts.
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• Listen to the Dirty Projectors' "New New Attitude" live from the Day Trotter Sessions
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