Dirty Projectors - Records In My Life (2020 Interview)

Dirty Projectors Dave Longstreth, Felicia Douglas, and Maia Friedman guested on the May 11th, 2020 episode of Records In My Life. The group recently released the first of their five forthcoming EPs entitled Windows Open. The Brooklyn based band talked about many albums that have influence and inspired their musical careers, including titles by The Talking Heads, The Clash, Bjork, Destiny's Child, and Usher.
Albums and artists referenced by Dirty Projectors on Records In My Life
Dirty Projectors - Windows Open
Dirty Projectors - Flight Tower
Talking Heads - Remain in Light
Talking Heads - Stop Making Sense
Talking Heads - More Songs About Building and Food
Bjork - Vespertine
Bjork - Utopia
The Clash - London Calling
The Clash - The Clash
The Clash - Combat Rock
Stevie Wonder - Innervisions
Usher - Confessions
Destiny's Child - Survivor
Romeo + Juliet - Soundtrack
Bernard Herrmann - Psych Soundtrack
TLC - Ooooooohhh...
Maman Sani - Sahel Sounds
Jim Jarmusch - Only Lovers Left Alive
Rina Sawayama - Sawayama
SWV - It's About Time
Dirty Projectors on Records In My Life 2020
Filmed, Edited, Directed by Mark Rowland Henning
Hosted and produced by Charles Brownstein
Copyright 2020 RIML
Copyright 2020 Records In My Life
Intro music by Combine the Victorious
Intro animation by by Robert Edmonds and Dave Edmonds

[@drbryant23]

No wonder I love the new iteration of Dirty Projectors. I literally love every album they mention.

[@hrln26]

onr of the best bands in the world, for real. very influencial, for sure

[@pablovinicius2212]

não mentiu

[@shaunatherton8328]

Takin' notes. Thanks for this. The new DP music has been such a treat

[@moontrack4625]

Such a strange interview .... LUV their music!!!!!!

[@alwinian]

The most creative band of our generation. Bar none. 🎧

[@BadTimeBen]

Dave is wearing a Richard Pictures shirt!

[@MichaelGrey11]

🔥

[@crazyprayingmantis5596]

I don't get The Clash, I'm supposed to like them but they just don't do it for me

[@PieBlaCon]

I'm that way about their more punk side (what "true" fans would consider their best). I love their more genre bending stuff (Sandinista! and Combat Rock are my favs). "Magnificent Seven" is one of my 10 favorite songs ever.

[@Sheriff_Ochs]

@@PieBlaCon Yepppp, their first two records, the punk records are good, maybe even great, if you're into that straight punk sound. But London Calling, Sandinista, and Combat Rock all blow those first two records out of the water. Genre hopping madness and Sandinista being a triple album featuring everything from early hip hop to dub to rock stompers. Always recommend people check out the Mescaleros, Joe Strummer's band from the late 90s to the early 2000s, they put out three albums that are all fantastic, some of my fav albums ever made, more genre hopping goodness in the vein of the Clash's later work.

[@ShadowWizard123]

London Calling is top 10 of all time in my book