Bitte Orca
Dirty Projectors

4.0 + This isn’t a “chill vibes” kind of record - you’ll need to give it some attention. You’ll likely spend the first half feeling like the rug is constantly being pulled out from under you. “Oh, this is pretty. I get this,” you’ll think. Then, boom - the song turns into something entirely different. It gets annoying. But then you get 2 songs in the middle - “Stillness is the Move” and “Two Doves” - that actually settle into their groove, and that’s about as stable as the record gets before things go topsy-turvy again. There are sublime moments, such as the dueling female call-and-response chirps on “Remade Horizon”, or the fluttery African-sounding guitar licks on “No Intention.” This is a restless, uncompromising record that squirms in and out of colors and moods and refuses to be pinned down.

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