This past Friday (3/5) Dirty Projectors performed at the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis, where they stripped things down here/there and performed some Bitte Orca material, including an acoustic take on previous live favorite "Temecula Sunrise" and Bitte opener "Cannibal Resource" as full-band (minus Angel and Haley Dekle) electric. Outside of the new, they also did an acoustic version of Rise Above's "Depression." I know you're likely excited to hear "Cannibal Resource," but it's also worthwhile paying attention to the acoustic takes, where the Projectors' vocal harmonies -- that thing that, at the end of the day, helps makes them especially special -- are given more space than usual to take flight.
"Cannibal Resourse (Live)"
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"Temecula Sunrise (Acoustic)"
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"Depression (Acoustic)"
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Thanks to Minneapolis Fucking Rocks for those videos! Here's what they sound like without the visuals:
Dirty Projectors - "Cannibal Resource" (Live) (MP3)
Dirty Projectors - "Temecula Sunrise" (Acoustic) (MP3)
Dirty Projectors - "Depression" (Acoustic) (MP3)
As a reminder, Bitte Orca is out 6/9 on Domino. As this post suggests: It would be a good idea to catch the band live:
03/19 - Austin, TX @ The Parish (NPR SXSW party)
03/19 - Austin, TX @ Emo's Annex (Windish Agency SXSW showcase)
03/20 - Austin, TX @ Emo's Jr. (Pitchfork/Windish party)
03/21 - Austin, TX (SXSW)
03/24 - Nottingham, England @ Rescue Rooms #
03/25 - Cardiff, Wales @ Clwb Ifor Bach #
03/27 - Belfast, Ireland @ Black Box #
03/28 - Dublin, Ireland @ Crawdaddy #
03/29 - Glasgow, Scotland @ ABC2 #
03/31 - Brighton, England @ Komedia #
04/01 - Manchester, England @ Mint Lounge #
04/02 - London, England @ Scala #
04/03 - Bristol, England @ Arnolfini #
04/04 - Coventry, England @ Taylor Johns House #
# w/ Lucky Dragons, Polar Bear
