Rise Above (Dirty Projectors album)

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Rise Above
DirtyProjectors-RiseAbove.jpg
Studio album by Dirty Projectors
Released September 11, 2007
Recorded 2007
Genre Indie rock
Length 45:41
Label Dead Oceans
Producer Dave Longstreth, Chris Taylor
Dirty Projectors chronology
New Attitude EP
(2006)New Attitude EP2006		 Rise Above
(2007)		 Bitte Orca
(2009)Bitte Orca2009

Rise Above is an album by indie rock band Dirty Projectors, released on September 11, 2007. The album was band leader Dave Longstreth's reinterpretation of Black Flag album Damaged, having not heard it in 15 years.[1][2] The album features Longstreth on guitar and vocals, Amber Coffman on vocals and guitar, Brian McOmber on drums, Nat Baldwin on bass, and Susanna Waiche on vocals.[1] Angel Deradoorian would join the band shortly before the Rise Above tour on bass and vocals.[1] This album is the first that presents Dirty Projectors as a fully realized band rather than an individual project of Longstreth.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 4/5 stars[3]
Pitchfork Media (8.1/10)[4]
Rockfeedback 5/5 stars[5]
Tiny Mix Tapes 4.5/5 stars[6]
Dusted Magazine (Favorable)[7]
The Onion A.V. Club B+[8]
PopMatters (8/10)[9]
Sputnik Music 3.5/5 stars[10]

The record was generally well received by critics, maintaining a 78% positive rating at MetaCritic.[11] The album received particularly high ratings from The Onion AV Club and Tiny Mix Tapes. AllMusic called the album "a brave and ultimately successful experiment."[3]

Track listing

  1. "What I See" - 3:27
  2. "No More" - 3:48
  3. "Depression" - 2:48
  4. "Six Pack" - 3:05
  5. "Thirsty and Miserable" - 5:55
  6. "Police Story" - 4:23
  7. "Gimmie Gimmie Gimmie" - 4:50
  8. "Spray Paint (The Walls)" - 3:38
  9. "Room 13" - 4:47
  10. "Rise Above" - 5:03
  11. Untitled (bonus track) - 1:14

Vinyl edition

Side one

  1. "What I See" - 3:27
  2. "No More" - 3:48
  3. "Depression" - 2:48
  4. "Six Pack" - 3:05
  5. "Thirsty and Miserable" - 5:55
  6. Untitled (bonus track) - 1:14

Side two

  1. "Police Story" - 4:23
  2. "Gimmie Gimmie Gimmie" - 4:50
  3. "Spray Paint (The Walls)" - 3:38
  4. "Room 13" - 4:47
  5. "Rise Above" - 5:03

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  2. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  4. ↑ Pitchfork Media review Retrieved 2013-09-26
  5. ↑ Rockfeedback review Archived June 15, 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ↑ Tiny Mix Tapes review Archived June 5, 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  8. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  9. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  10. ↑ http://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/14639/Dirty-Projectors-Rise-Above/
  11. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.

External links

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