Posted by Jason Diamond I feel like I heard a million people telling me that they thought the Vivian Girls were a one trick pony of drum banging, guitar slashing, reverb heavy noise pop. I guess either I started to listen to the naysayers, or I just got burnt out by seeing them playing every other day of the week for what seemed like two years straight years. The band is back with a new album in April, Share the […]
Just Saying: Dirty Projectors in ’09
Brooklyn Vegan asked Sohrab Habibion of Obits to sum up 2009. One question in particular got my interest: What’s the best and worst thing about being in a band in NYC in 2009? The fact that people think Dirty Projectors are culturally important. Of many of the bigger “hype” albums of the year, Bitte Orca was one I genuinely enjoyed. Not sure where Dave Longstreth and his crew are going to take it from here, but the album is strong […]