So here is a band that has me very intrigued. Dirty Projectors seem to be building some buzz right now with their album coming out very soon from the new imprint out of Bloomington that brought you Secretly Canadian and Jagjaguwar, called Dead Oceans. The new label is already home to Bishop Allen and now these guys are preparing to release their album, Rise Above, on September 11.

The album is a re-imagining of the Black Flag album, Damaged. And even though I am not a huge punk rock nostalgist, I can tell you that despite the concept, these guys sound next to nothing like Black Flag. Adding to the aforementioned buzz, a Take Away Show appearance was made by the band, as well as a stop in with the folks at Daytrotter. I have not been able to listen to the entire album yet, but I will soon and a full report will be going up at that time. Until then, enjoy this song, “No More” from the upcoming album. In addition, the band is hitting the road with Yacht & some other friends, tour dates after the jump and include a stop here in Cincy on August 28th….

Dirty Projectors – No More

07/20/07 New York, NY – Whitney Museum +
08/23/07 Portland, ME – Space Gallery *#
08/24/07 Montreal, QC – Casa Del Popolo *#
08/25/07 Toronto, ON – Sneaky Dee’s *#
08/27/07 Buffalo, NY – Soundlab *#
08/28/07 Cleveland, OH – Beachland Tavern *#
08/29/07 Cincinnati, OH – Publico *#
08/30/07 Bloomington, IN – Buskirk Chumley Theatre *#
08/31/07 Ann Arbor, MI – The B-Side *&
09/01/07 Chicago, IL – Beat Kitchen *&
09/02/07 Grinnell, IA – Grinnell Lounge @ Grinnell College *
09/03/07 Omaha, NE – Slowdown Jr. *
09/04/07 Denver, CO – Hi Dive *
09/05/07 Salt Lake City, UT – Kilby Court *
09/08/07 Portland, OR – Satyricon *%
09/11/07 Sacramento, CA – Fools Foundation *%
09/12/07 San Francisco, CA – Bottom of the Hill *%
09/13/07 Visalia, CA – Howie & Sons *%
09/14/07 Los Angeles, CA – The Echo *%
09/16/07 San Diego, CA – The Casbah %
09/19/07 Austin, TX – Emo’s $
09/20/07 Houston, TX – Rudyards $
09/21/07 Baton Rouge, LA – Spanish Moon $
09/22/07 Tallahassee, FL – Club Down Under $
09/24/07 Atlanta, GA – Drunken Unicorn $
09/25/07 Durham, NC – Duke Coffeehouse $
09/26/07 Washington, DC – Black Cat $
09/27/07 Philadelphia, PA – Johnny Brenda’s $
09/28/07 New York, NY – Mercury Lounge $

+ = w/ Lucky Dragons
* = w/ YACHT
# = w/ Vampire Weekend
& = w/ Nat Baldwin
% = w/ White Rainbow
$ = w/ Ecstatic Sunshine

About Joe Long

Joe started ENS in 2003 after most people he wanted to talk to about music were worn thin by his ramblings. The outlet this site provided helped out, and somehow is still going 9 years later. After a four year stint as a WOXY DJ, Joe returned to Cincinnati and continues to pioneer ENS. In addition to the overall look and feel of the site, Joe provides regular reviews, and kinda makes sure this whole thing stays afloat.