Dirty Projectors have announced the release of their new album, Lamp Lit Prose, out 13th July via Domino. Produced by Dave Longstreth at his studio Ivo Shandor in Los Angeles, the new album features guest appearances from Syd, Empress Of, Amber Mark, Haim, Rostam, Robin Pecknold, and Dear Nora, as well as longtime DPs’ rhythm section Nat Baldwin and Mike Johnson.
Lamp Lit Prose arrives just over a year after 2017’s self-titled album. Here Longstreth’s band returns with a new album that is the yang to the yin of the 2017 effort. The songs signal a page turned for Longstreth: hope instead of heartbreak, a restorative balance. Guitars have returned to the Dirty Projectors’ world, intricate vocal harmony too. Lamp Lit Prose is a recommitment to the sounds and ideals of Dirty Projectors, embracing the band’s trademarks while pushing forward the sonic envelope.
The band have also unveiled the album’s lead single. Listen to/watch the video for “Break-Thru” below:
Lamp Lit Prose artwork & tracklist:
1. Right Now (feat. Syd)
2. Break-Thru
3. That’s A Lifestyle
4. I Feel Energy (feat. Amber Mark)
5. Zombie Conquerer (feat. Empress Of)
6. Blue Bird
7. I Found It In U
8. What Is The Time
9. You’re The One (feat. Robin Pecknold & Rostam)
10. (I Wanna) Feel It All (feat. Dear Nora)
Dirty Projectors have recently announced their first tour in five years. Longstreth will be joined on the road by Baldwin (bass) and Johnson (drums) as well as three new band members: Felicia Douglass (percussion/vocals), Maia Friedman (guitar/vocals) and Kristin Slipp (keyboards, vocals). All dates are below.
Dirty Projectors Tour Dates:
5/12/18 – San Diego, CA – Music Box
5/13/18 – Arcosanti, AZ – FORM
5/15/18 – Austin, TX – The Mohawk
5/16/18 – New Orleans, LA – Republic
5/18/18 – Birmingham, AL – Saturn
5/19/18 – Nashville, TN – Exit In
5/21/18 – St. Louis, MO – The Ready Room
5/22/18 – Chicago, IL – Thalia Hall
5/23/18 – Detroit, MI – El Club
5/25/18 – Toronto, ON – The Great Hall
5/26/18 – Montreal, QC – Belmont
5/27/18 – Boston, MA – Boston Calling Festival
5/29/18 – Millvale, PA – Mr. Smalls Theatre
5/30/18 – New York, NY – PUBLIC ARTS
6/1/18 – Washington, DC – 9:30 Club
6/2/18 – Philadelphia, PA – The Roots Picnic
6/3/18 – New York, NY – The Governors Ball Music Festival
6/12/18 – Los Angeles, CA – El Rey Theatre
6/13/18 – Los Angeles, CA – El Rey Theatre
6/15/18 – San Francisco, CA – The Chapel
6/16/18 – San Francisco, CA – The Chapel
6/17/18 – San Francisco, CA – The Chapel
6/19/18 – Portland, OR – Wonder Ballroom
6/21/18 – Seattle, WA – The Crocodile
6/22/18 – Vancouver, BC – Vogue (TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival)
6/23/18 – Calgary, AB – Sled Island Music & Arts Festival
6/25/18 – Salt Lake City, UT – Urban Lounge
6/26/18 – Denver, CO – Bluebird Theater
6/28/18 – Santa Fe, NM – Meow Wolf
6/29/18 – Dallas, TX – Trees
6/30/18 – Houston, TX – White Oak Music Hall
7/27/18-7/29/18 – Niigata Prefecture, Japan – Fuji Rock Festival
8/09/18 – Haldern, Germany – Haldern Pop Festival – Main Stage
8/10/18 – Copenhagen, Denmark – HAVEN Festival – Main Stage
8/14/18 – Berlin, Germany – Heimathafen
8/15/18 – Amsterdam, Netherlands – Paradiso Noord (Tolhuistuin)
8/16/18 – 8/19/18 – Brecon Beacons, United Kingdom – Green Man Festival
8/19/18 – Glasgow, United Kingdom – The Art School
8/20/18 – Leeds, United Kingdom – Riley Smith Hall (Leeds Uni)
8/21/18 – London, United Kingdom – Village Underground
8/22/18 – London, United Kingdom – Village Underground (2nd night)