Despite the fact that I generally find it distasteful to call the album of the year halfway through the year, I really can’t help but agree with Stereogum on this one—Bitte Orca is just that good. A couple of days before the album’s release, I was lucky enough to catch the Dirty Projectors at the Rufustival in Baltimore and was equally impressed with the energy and mind-boggling precision that the band brought to their live show. The next morning, I called Dave Longstreth up on the phone and conducted a brief interview, wherein he discussed the album, the tour and his recent collaborations with David Byrne and Björk. There’s no denying that Longstreth is a thorny interviewee—he’s the sort of evasive fellow that rockcrits love to describe as “difficult”. Regardless, I was quite happy with how the interview turned out; my hope is that it reads more like a conversation and less like an inquisition. Check out the interview and photos over at PopMatters.

Despite the fact that I generally find it distasteful to call the album of the year halfway through the year, I really can’t help but agree with Stereogum on this one—Bitte Orca is just that good. A couple of days before the album’s release, I was lucky enough to catch the Dirty Projectors at the Rufustival in Baltimore and was equally impressed with the energy and mind-boggling precision that the band brought to their live show. The next morning, I called Dave Longstreth up on the phone and conducted a brief interview, wherein he discussed the album, the tour and his recent collaborations with David Byrne and Björk. There’s no denying that Longstreth is a thorny interviewee—he’s the sort of evasive fellow that rockcrits love to describe as “difficult”. Regardless, I was quite happy with how the interview turned out; my hope is that it reads more like a conversation and less like an inquisition. Check out the interview and photos over at PopMatters.

Jun 15 2009

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