Band to Watch: Brooklyn Art Rockers, Dirty Projectors

The up-and-coming sextet reimagines brainy compositions for the masses.
Photographed for SPIN by Jeremy Williams

"That's my shit!" shouts David Longstreth in the middle of his pad Thai lunch. He's just seen one of his lyrics misquoted in a review of Bitte Orca, the new album by his band Dirty Projectors. Rather than induce righteous anger, this gaffe makes him ecstatic.

Grizzly Bear, Girl Talk Headline Brooklyn's Pool Parties

The popular series of free Sunday shows also nabs Dirty Projectors, Trail of Dead, and more. Click here for more details!
Grizzly Bear's Ed Droste at Bonnaroo / Photo Michael Didyoung

It's only fitting that a concert series based in Williamsburg, Brooklyn -- hipsterdom's Plymouth Rock -- has assembled a lineup stocked with indie faves galore.

Watch: Dirty Projectors Debut New Video

The art-rockers run with wolves and tend to a llama in their clip for "Stillness is the Move."
Dirty Projectors' Amber Coffman

Brooklyn art rockers the Dirty Projectors have released a video for R&B-inflected Bitte Orca track "Stillness Is the Move." And unlike Jay-Z's new video, this one is light on Harvey Keitel appearances, but the Matthew Lessner-directe

Bjork, Dirty Projectors Play Benefit Show in NYC

M.I.A., David Byrne, and more attend the two musicians' experimental collaboration in a bookstore. SPIN's Charles Aaron explains.
Björk with the Dirty Projectors / Photo by Ryan Muir / Stereogum.com

It was the night of a thousand shooshes.

David Byrne, Sharon Jones, Feist Rock for Charity

Bon Iver, the National, Dirty Projectors and more play Radio City's Dark Was the Night show. Click here for photos and a review!
David Byrne / Sharon Jones / Feist  // Photo by Jackie Roman

David Byrne, the National, Feist, Bon Iver, and Sharon Jones, among others, performed at New York's Radio City Music Hall Sunday night for Dark Was the Night Live, a celebration of AIDS/HIV awareness organization Red Hot's compilation of the same name.

My Morning Jacket, Spoon, Arcade Fire Fight AIDS with New Songs

Bon Iver, Iron & Wine, Feist, and many more contribute exclusive tunes to the 32-track collection. Click here for details!
Arcade Fire (Top) / Spoon (Bottom)

A jaw-dropping collection of indie rock's finest have contributed exclusive new songs to Dark Was the Night, a 32-track album out February 17 via 4AD, which will benefit the Red Hot Organization, a charity dedicated to raising funds and awareness for HIV and AIDS.

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