I guess you could call Dirty Projectors a pop band. But it sounds like pop from the mind of a maniac. None of the melodies are easy to sing along to, they meander seemingly aimlessly. They soar and nose dive at random. The guitars sometimes sound like they're being played back on an unreliable record player. All the chaos that is typical of The Dirty Projectors is here and more. My first experience with the band was 2009's Bitte Orca and I'm getting the feeling I should check out more of their stuff.
Doug Benson is a great comic who loves marijuana. There are times, like on his podcast where he really leans into the fact that he's a great comic. On this album however, he really leans into the fact that he loves marijuana. He recorded the album on 4/20, as is his tradition and the premise is that he does his first show completely sober then the second show high as hell. It has its moments, but it's not the best Doug Benson you can get though.
Classic Pick:
I haven't used my record player in a while but I recently bought a few things on vinyl so I cracked the lid for the first time in ages. Bowie's best album of the 70's is widely debatable, but this is my choice. It has some of my favorite Bowie songs ever. "Soul Love," "Starman" "Ziggy Stardust" they're all classics. And I own it on vinyl so that's where the first part of the story comes in.
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