Swing Lo Magellan by Dirty Projectors

Released:  July 10, 2012
Rating:  71.67
Genre:  Experimental Lo-Fi Alt Rock

This is Dirty Projectors' 6th or seventh studio album (depending on which website you visit) since 2003, though it's my second by the band (that's mostly the project of Dave Longstreth).  It's pretty cerebral stuff and takes some effort to love.  If you think of the Beatles more unusual songs from the White Album, you'll kinda get the idea where this is headed.  The whole album is excellent and, I believe, worth the effort.  Suggested listening includes:

• Gun Has No Trigger, which reminds me of Beatles era George Harrison (think While My Guitar Gently Weeps) is the lead single.
• The beautiful title track, Swing Lo Magellan, is a 60's style folk ballad with an acoustic guitar and simple drum beat.
• The offbeat, but somehow poetic, See What She Seeing is a great example of the more experimental songs, lots of electronics, combined with the beautiful strings creates a slightly jarring listen, but worth the effort. (This is a killer live version.)