Dirty Projectors: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert

[@mattbochain8848]

Dirty projectors are great at making me feel inadequate at guitar

[@oddlogic1]

I mean, to be fair, maybe inadequate as a musician, or maybe even a human. That is a monster set - from pointing out the political tomfuckery of a nation, to asking for one's hand in changing it, to asking/saying - let's resolve this? Incredible arrangements, the guy can sing with the best of them (his falsetto slays me), the lyrics are dense and heady - all of this to say, why stop at being a guitar player? The guy has so much more going on that "just" that.

[@TommyRobertsMusicChannel]

@@oddlogic1 Makes me try harder :D

[@oddlogic1]

@@TommyRobertsMusicChannel absolutely. We are (like it or not) a collection of the things past, funneled into the vision of what the future ought be. If it were good enough to just admire without aspiration, we'd all be consumers of the awesome, rather than being out and in the world (being awesome). So...you know...keep being awesome. :)

[@qbert65536]

@@TommyRobertsMusicChannel The only acceptable answer.

[@qbert65536]

@@oddlogic1 well said, lets all be creators, and consume each others awesomeness :D

[@troytempest290]

There he goes, one of Gods original prototypes considered too complicated for mass production. Pure genius.

[@mattm3656]

That's Dave.

[@troytempest290]

Truth.

[@dwilliams4142]

Tiny Desk Concerts is like Wikipedia... falling down the rabbit hole of music... bye bye rest of the day. Beautiful!

[@Walden.W]

To know that these songs sound as good live and acoustic as they do on the recorded versions makes me appreciate this band lot more. Fantastic session.

[@ditkasguitar07]

I feel like Lamp Lit Prose is one of the most underrated albums this year. These songs are incredibly intricate, yet still so catchy. Beautiful acoustic renditions here. Thanks NPR!

[@worrywirt]

Jarrod K totally agree!! It’s just as good as Bitte Orca if not better

[@oddlogic1]

I'll get slain, but the self titled from 2017 is absolute mayhem and remains in my top five albums of all time.

[@warwickkid32]

5:22 good lord that piano and guitar doubling

[@WelfareChrist]

We're hitting peak Longstreth. He's better than ever. Love it!

[@mrtyreus0]

Let's hope he keeps going for the Longstretch

[@PatrickChannonInPost]

@@mrtyreus0 underrated comment

[@SaiChooMusic]

These arrangements are so intricate

[@130leviatan]

This is other le el of armonizing. Pretty impresing

[@rdholowczak]

"There was silence in my heart and now I'm striking up the band"

[@oriana8700]

I hope this doesn’t sound silly, but this performance moved me to tears. Truly brilliant stuff here. ❤

[@finalhealproductions]

Not silly. Me too

[@CHUb2Z]

I like this 100000000 times more than the studio recordings. This is so raw and impressive

[@nickcox7244]

The backing vocals have seen so many incarnations over the years. As much as I miss Amber and Olga, this is by far my favorite trio.

[@Kousmichoff729]

The extremely talented Mr. Longstreth has surrounded himself with a fine band of musicians here. Really enjoyed hearing this intimate session.

[@moontrack4625]

The depth of sounds is sooooo wonderful!!! These sounds are alive in the universe!

[@RobertMonroeMusic]

One of the most original groups of late. I love how their sound is so unapologetic

[@larrynguyen85]

My favorite part of "That's a Lifestyle" is the call-and-response hocket/syncopation: "That's a-" "Product" "That's a-" "Brand" "That's a-" "Lifestyle"...so cool and so poppy somehow

[@samferguson9171]

Thanks for saying "hocket." Learned something new.

[@kpdelaney6460]

Agreed! It works so well

[@simonyricools]

Could ironically be a great commercial jingle ;-)

[@jcolby298]

I'm hypnotised. They play so well together. beautiful voices.

[@chloejouzu]

I keep coming back to this, and each time I find more to love! Super talented people, talking about some heavy stuff in a beautiful way. Very grateful for this performance

[@cl8822]

what a talent, he has a true David Byrne vibe, but absolutely not in a rip off way. Just a similar energy and genius ear for composition

[@TheFeralcatz]

I thought that too, but maybe just 'cause he kinda looks like him lol

[@Collective239]

Conor Logan I totally agree about Byrne.

[@mhbackman]

They did a track together called "Knotty Pine"

[@SirPentinite]

Definitely a big influence

[@heathflagtvedt5769]

autistic acting white boys all look the same

[@EricGray1936]

The best tiny desk performance I've seen. My god.

[@kpdelaney6460]

00:00 "That's a Lifestyle" 04:09 "Right Now" 08:38 "What is The Time?"

[@jjclv_]

That’s A Lifestyle is such an intricate and complex song. Amazing set, as usual.

[@tereoc1]

So, so original and moving, mostly because of how deep he goes into composition and strange harmonies and melodic pathways. This album should be winning every award...I can't take it much longer with the mediocre running the world. It is not difficult to call this guy a genius.

[@asstatedbelow9599]

Complete agreement .. Them awards been long overdue

[@ShadesoffosedahS]

Always a pleasant surprise, but this time I can think of a lot of people who are gonna be real excited to see this.

[@markrosstomlin]

You’re right!

[@braceface1514]

i love the dirty projectors because their sound is unique and eccentric!

[@MaiyahJimenez]

Tiny Desk and Dirty Projectors...Match made in heaven!! +NPRMusic

[@Pharohtime]

His voice is amazing

[@nomoniker7917]

Wow I was so impressed by 'Break Thru' from the same album already. Exceptionally good here.

[@mackfromwayback]

So, so very excellent. Their musicianship and energy is outstanding 😊

[@B_uttcrumbs]

This is waaaay better than the album version.

[@micheller3251]

Somehow, that's exactly what I needed this morning. Thank you, NPR!

[@astonmartinman]

The first song I heard from Dirty Projectors was "Little Bubble" and I listened to that song about 30 times within 2 days. The closest thing I had heard to this type of music were some of Ben Folds' work with other artists. It's a splendid originality, intricacy, without being flashy.

[@TheAelishify]

I had a similar moment with Gimme Gimme. I saw them perform it in their take away show and was literally floored that the hocketing part was actual human voices that It was on repeat for me long past an appropriate time to obsess over a song.

[@gloamingchild]

Same but with Knotty Pine

[@alwinian]

Just saw Dirty Projectors tonight in NYC. Amazing show... Just Genius.

[@myprsnlaccnt]

That was so amazing! Thank you NPR for having them. I totally loved every second of it. So entranced, so beautiful.

[@monicaf9028]

I actually enjoyed these songs and music alot more than I thought I would.

[@ahrenmondt]

I’m so grateful that 6 people will make this happen for me… thank you Jesus

[@ypure3859]

Thanks to Questlove's NY interview..Where was I? Under a rock. They are excellent!!

[@harcelli96]

YES! I've been hoping for them to be on Tiny Desk! Can't get enough of their newest album

[@maxwell_young]

you are my hero dave longstreth

[@rainey1987]

Dirty Projectors and Tune Yards have the best, most intricate music !!

[@jamesjames8349]

Absolutely, ridiculously, marvellously deep and delightful!

[@sealevelbear]

Loving the new band. The last two albums are my favs!!

[@nialldcrowley]

And then the previous two! And the EPs.

[@sealevelbear]

nialldcrowley I like “Rise Above”, and “Swing Lo Magellan” is great, but the others aren’t as strong IMO. I think Dirty Projectors are a band which grows and gets better, which is awesome!

[@nialldcrowley]

@@sealevelbear I struggle with anything pre-Rise Above, but have really got into Bitte Orca and now it's probably my favourite. I just bought the EP About to Die, which came out before Swing Lo - there are some great songs on there, quite raw and Beatles-like. And then there's Mount Wittenberg Orca with Bjork guesting. That's full of wonderful vocal/harmony driven songs. Love also the self-titled album.

[@chanileavitt5262]

Hocketing their way into 2019

[@jordantrouttOG]

Absolutely beautiful performance!

[@weiweilo3629]

How can someone unlike this?

[@cl8822]

Also, who else thinks Lamp Lit Prose was really underrated??

[@jzplayinggame]

Conor Logan hard for most quintessential hipster band ever to be considered underrated. You know what’s underrated? Maybe a busker down the street where you live

[@markwyman6753]

If you're trying to say you like it a lot, just say that. We're not all sitting around with official ratings charts.

[@cl8822]

@@markwyman6753 cool bruh

[@cl8822]

@@markwyman6753 cool bruh.

[@birdwatching_u_back]

“Time, like a song, just might rhyme with itself”...gorgeous 🌀

[@simonyricools]

"History doesn't repeat itself, but it does rhyme." Mark Twain (or someone)

[@thedreamsoldiers]

They should bring the dirty projectors back every year. ❤️❤️❤️

[@furmanarrangements]

Came back here after watching their Tiny Desk Home concert. Love this performance but I really like the energy on the newest concert too, even though it was all done in quarantine

[@jasonwilliams1713]

Top 5 Tiny Desk Background Vocals

[@fluffyfluffykatz]

Agree! I would also nominate Tank & the Bangas and Lianne la Havas in that category.

[@ChristopherRoberts]

@@fluffyfluffykatz That was amazing and incredibly unique! Loved it, and the band now, thanks to the performance.

[@lindazappy4679]

What are the other 4 for you?

[@TommyRobertsMusicChannel]

Gawd, I love NPR Tiny Desk Concerts! Dirty Projectors? Really? Fookin' awesome

[@Chris-qc8ow]

So beautiful. Love the vocal harmonies and the songwriting.

[@QuigglesayNo]

5:23 I've never teared up at someone nailing a little piano run on the offbeat before, but here we are

[@mattm3656]

I don't know you. I've never met you. But I respect you and I respect this comment!!!

[@zoranmarkovic9221]

Nothing more than PARADISE,specially in these disasterous moments.Thanks,brothers and sisters!

[@alocessa]

This band has a fair amount of recognition, but not of appreciation, so underrated!

[@jaydock1]

this feels very special. thank you

[@xelamakidza8971]

My heart is pleased , so beautiful:))

[@kpdelaney6460]

The melodies in DP's songs are superlative!

[@adriancanedo]

Can´t stop playing this three songs...

[@ulisesgutierrez8737]

One of the best band to see on direct! Nice session!

[@viwheel]

Dave Longstreth & the Dirty Projectors, what an awesome band! whatever its different line-ups through the years: Always fully creative music! Great NPR session too, smiled to the approval of J.S Bach's puppet at the very end ;-) :thumbsup:

[@kwaddamage8286]

wow chill bumps. i always thought of them as a studio album type band

[@barbararibeiro3671]

dá vontade de chorar de tão bom e brilhante~~~

[@maartenvergouwen6584]

My most preferred Christmas-time concert.

[@roccot7231]

Top five all time TDC for me. Wow.

[@arlo247]

Yo, they are insanely, insanely talented beautiful people. New fan here ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@gunnar368]

They can’t really “wing it” with these songs. Very intricate stuff.

[@worrywirt]

I usually hate comparisons but he reminds me so much of David Byrne idk maybe it’s just the grey shirt

[@dissident31]

Echoes of Prefab Sprout but still it’s own marvellous thing.....just brilliant.

[@cotedubois]

I am litarlly crying. This goes to the core. This is so good.

[@cotedubois]

Put this on like 10 times straight

[@barriendosoles]

gracias tiny desk por brindar estas sesiones únicas

[@DeeJaySacFly]

Playing in this band is like playing for pep guardiola - everyone works together, creatively and precisely

[@sealevelbear]

Watching this again, they demonstrate how fun music is!

[@verityandstumclellan8585]

Such a sweet set. Happymaking.

[@akhan07]

A perfect tiny desk performance

[@chiefwidemarsh]

Wow. Just really good.

[@alofagould5499]

i've been waiting my whole life for this

[@gregormiller4037]

Lucky...Now what?

[@Whitewallsessions]

Love it when the singer slips into screaming goat mode 06:12

[@blackdaylight]

Big shout out to aging hipsters all over the world!! 🤓

[@Collective239]

blackdaylight and a shoutout to all my kooks out there.

[@Theboringartist72]

Hey thanks!!

[@PB-ee2xq]

Yo 🤙

[@thomasmurphy318]

yo - such feels - a youtube comment made me realize i'm aging

[@DANCELITTLEL1AR]

😂✌️

[@popeyemedia]

NPR Tiny Desk is such a huge inspiration for us!

[@StarChildInABubble]

Always amazing how many great tunes you find here.

[@TruthAndReconciliation]

The Glad Fact is an underrated gem

[@venih5155]

This group projects a very cool and enjoyable sound! :) Nice set!!!

[@gregormiller4037]

Check out Mandolin Orange - Boots of Spanish Leather copy, from Audiotree, hope you like:)

[@gloamingchild]

They're so beautiful and mesmerizing!

[@dirtydanandthebasketballbo305]

That’s the loudest over ever heard the tiny desk crowd get after a song was played!

[@Jezro]

that was pretty amazing

[@jacobmcarthur1170]

Amazing! Alabama Shakes would be great on tiny desk :)

[@OngoingBox]

digging the elasticity of this band -- would definitely be into a more band-focused studio album

[@skinblanketed]

"Elasticity" is a perfect adjective for this band.

[@stellabluelulu]

10:35 "NPR will die alone" : , (

[@dariocaporuscio8701]

Nooooo I'll be with NPR and die with it

[@kristoff_silva]

kkkkkkk

[@stanleya.8805]

LOL HAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHA

[@tnash4580]

Tiny Desk, now that's a lifestyle.

[@TraumaDumpWithZachAdler]

best tiny desk.

[@tobotron]

This was amazing!

[@derVlogdahalt]

Great set and performance of some great tunes! I'm only kind of disappointed that the background singers don't get the same place on the album because they're great and Longstreth didn't even leave such a place to his guest stars. Would be really a better album with more place for other voices than his (just like here on "That's a lifestyle").

[@OAnIncurableHumanist]

yeah unfortunately when he recorded the album he hadn't even recruited to them to the band yet-- they're not on the album. they joined for the tour and i think they're with the band to stay now, so hopefully will be on any upcoming releases.

[@pppmbteaching]

You might be glad to find out (like I was) that they ARE featured on the live version of the song on "Sing the Melody" (2019), which sounds almost just like this NPR version.

[@B_uttcrumbs]

This first song is like scratching an itch for me. It feels like CSN and Cat Stevens distilled into something that makes my body twitch. The glycol part I don’t get tho.

[@harmonicamikemerrill9633]

Love the bands on here, too bad this bands not on radio, great band.

[@toriat-berry1522]

Love these tiny desk concerts..... such beautiful, emotional performances ..... me and a friend are going to do a similar thing on my KZbin channel ..... inspired 💕

[@aaronmontgomery6977]

Nice I remember listening to their song stillness is the move on nba2k13

[@Patbol59]

Sublime ! Magique ! Everybody should listen to the Dirty Projectors. The world would be such a better place :-)

[@annehamilton1259]

All I can say is WOW. 👍👏😁

[@ynotegg]

Beautiful sound 🙌🏽