Dirty Projectors – Bitte Orca
Thursday, June 11th, 2009
Bitte Orca - Every time I watch Gone With the Wind, I genuinely hope & pray that this time, Atlanta won't burn. Sadly, no matter how hard I wish otherwise, Atlanta burns – every time.
Every time I watch Gone With the Wind, I genuinely hope & pray that this time, Atlanta won’t burn. Sadly, no matter how hard I wish otherwise, Atlanta burns – every time.
Every time I listen to Bitte Orca, I genuinely hope & pray that this time, David Longsteth won’t insist on taking really good songs & driving them straight off a cliff, just to show us that he can. Sadly, no matter how hard I wish otherwise, songs needlessly unravel – every time.
Look, I get it, D-Lo: You’re not merely talented. You’re not merely capable of producing good music. You’re a beautiful genius living in a world above us mere mortals, and we ignorant masses should be grateful for every ort you toss our way. You’re e.e. cummings, Kurt Cobain, Bob Dylan, Andy Warhol, Prince, Yoko, & Celine Dion all wrapped up in one enigmatic package. How very.
News flash: Beautiful geniuses do not drop out of Yale; beautiful geniuses never set foot in New Haven. The Tracy Flicks of the world end up in New Haven.
I do commend you, though. You’ve gotten the entire indie world drinking the kool-aid, just like a musical Jim Jones.
Two-and-a-half stars.
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