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| Released | February 21, 2017 | |||
| Recorded | 2016 | |||
| Studio | Various
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| Length | 48:14 | |||
| Label | Domino | |||
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Dirty Projectors is the seventh studio album by American experimental rock group Dirty Projectors, which was released on Domino Records on February 21, 2017.
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AnyDecentMusic? | 7.4/10 [1] |
| Metacritic | 77/100 [2] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| The A.V. Club | B+ [4] |
| Entertainment Weekly | A− [5] |
| The Guardian | [6] |
| The Independent | [7] |
| The Observer | [8] |
| Pitchfork | 7.8/10 [9] |
| Q | [10] |
| Rolling Stone | [11] |
| Uncut | 9/10 [12] |
Dirty Projectors received positive reviews from music critics, holding a rating of 77 out of 100 on the review aggregator website Metacritic. [2]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Keep Your Name" | David Longstreth |
| 4:30 |
| 2. | "Death Spiral" | Longstreth |
| 5:08 |
| 3. | "Up in Hudson" |
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| 7:31 |
| 4. | "Work Together" | Longstreth | Longstreth | 4:24 |
| 5. | "Little Bubble" |
| Longstreth | 5:05 |
| 6. | "Winner Take Nothing" | Longstreth | Longstreth | 4:49 |
| 7. | "Ascent Through Clouds" | Longstreth |
| 6:56 |
| 8. | "Cool Your Heart" (featuring Dawn Richard) |
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| 3:49 |
| 9. | "I See You" | Longstreth |
| 6:05 |
| Total length: | 48:14 | |||
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10. | "Little Bubble" (edit) |
| Longstreth | 3:28 |
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| Chart (2017) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [14] | 84 |
| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [15] | 122 |
| UK Independent Albums (OCC) [16] | 24 |
| US Independent Albums (Billboard) [17] | 18 |
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