Rise Above (Dirty Projectors album)

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Rise Above
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Studio album by
Dirty Projectors
ReleasedSeptember 11, 2007
Recorded2007
Genre
Length45:41
Label Dead Oceans
Producer David Longstreth, Chris Taylor
Dirty Projectors chronology
New Attitude
(2006)		Rise Above
(2007)		 Bitte Orca
(2009)

Rise Above is an album by indie rock band Dirty Projectors, released on September 11, 2007. The album was band leader David Longstreth's reinterpretation of Black Flag album Damaged from memory having not heard it in 15 years. [1] [2] The album features Longstreth on guitar and vocals, Amber Coffman on vocals and guitar, Brian McOmber on drums, Nat Baldwin on bass, and Susanna Waiche on vocals. [1] Angel Deradoorian would join the band shortly before the Rise Above tour on bass and vocals. [1] This album is the first that presents Dirty Projectors as a fully realized band rather than an individual project of Longstreth.

Contents

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [3]
The A.V. Club B+ [4]
Dusted Magazine(Favorable) [5]
Pitchfork (8.1/10) [6]
PopMatters (8/10) [7]
RockfeedbackStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [8]
SputnikmusicStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [9]

The record was generally well received by critics, maintaining a 78% positive rating at Metacritic. [10] The album received particularly high ratings from The A.V. Club and Pitchfork . AllMusic called the album "a brave and ultimately successful experiment." [3]

Track listing

  1. "What I See" - 3:27
  2. "No More" - 3:48
  3. "Depression" - 2:48
  4. "Six Pack" - 3:05
  5. "Thirsty and Miserable" - 5:55
  6. "Police Story" - 4:23
  7. "Gimmie Gimmie Gimmie" - 4:50
  8. "Spray Paint (The Walls)" - 3:38
  9. "Room 13" - 4:47
  10. "Rise Above" - 5:03
  11. Untitled (bonus track) - 1:14

Vinyl edition

Side one

  1. "What I See" - 3:27
  2. "No More" - 3:48
  3. "Depression" - 2:48
  4. "Six Pack" - 3:05
  5. "Thirsty and Miserable" - 5:55
  6. Untitled (bonus track) - 1:14

Side two

  1. "Police Story" - 4:23
  2. "Gimmie Gimmie Gimmie" - 4:50
  3. "Spray Paint (The Walls)" - 3:38
  4. "Room 13" - 4:47
  5. "Rise Above" - 5:03

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Dirty Projectors: Rise Above | Album Reviews". Pitchfork. 2007-09-07. Retrieved 2012-06-02.
  2. ↑ "Daytrotter: The source for new music from the best emerging bands". Daytrotter.com. Archived from the original on 2011-08-13. Retrieved 2012-06-02.
  3. 1 2 Deming, Mark. "Allmusic review". AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-06-02.
  4. ↑ Battaglia, Andy (2007-09-11). "The Onion A.V. Club review". Avclub.com. Retrieved 2012-06-02.
  5. ↑ "Dusted Magazine review". Dustedmagazine.com. 2007-09-19. Retrieved 2012-06-02.
  6. ↑ Pitchfork Media review Retrieved 2013-09-26
  7. ↑ Dorr, Nate. "PopMatters review". PopMatters . Retrieved 2012-06-02.
  8. ↑ Rockfeedback review Archived June 15, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  9. ↑ "Dirty Projectors Rise Above rating". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
  10. ↑ "Rise Above Reviews, Ratings, Credits, and More at Metacritic". Metacritic.com. Retrieved 2012-03-07.
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