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| Released | November 6, 2012 | |||
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| Length | 12:11 | |||
| Label | Domino | |||
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About to Die is an extended play studio album by American experimental rock group Dirty Projectors, released digitally and on vinyl on November 6, 2012. [1]
The album's first track, "About to Die", is taken from Dirty Projectors' 2012 release Swing Lo Magellan . Another track, "While You're Here", was written by Dave Longstreth following TV on the Radio bassist Gerard Smith's death in 2011. [2] [3]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AbsolutePunk | 6.1/10 [4] |
| Consequence of Sound | C+ [5] |
| Paste | 8.1/10 [6] |
| Pitchfork Media | 7.3/10 [7] |
| Popmatters | 6/10 [8] |
| Under the Radar |   [9] |
About to Die received general acclaim from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 74, based on 5 reviews, indicating "Generally favorable reviews". [10]
Consequence of Sound's Adam Kivel commented that About to Die "offers a bite-sized take of the entirety of Swing Lo Magellan", adding that it "doesn’t outshine its older sibling, but it certainly acts as a logical and warm companion." [5] Pitchfork Media's Mike Powell called About to Die a "refreshingly basic album" and "a cherry on a cupcake" [7] for Dirty Projectors.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "About to Die" | 4:01 |
| 2. | "While You're Here" | 2:05 |
| 3. | "Here Til It Says I'm Not" | 3:19 |
| 4. | "Simple Request" | 2:46 |
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