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About to Die
Rock · 2012 · 4 tracks · 12m

About to Die

Dirty Projectors

Four tracks of surgical art-pop precision. Jagged guitars and interlocking vocal harmonies create a beautiful, high-concept meditation on mortality.

November 5, 2012 · Domino

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A high-wire act of intellectual curiosity and existential dread, delivered with surgical precision.

Tracklist · 4 Tracks · 12m
01
About to Die
4:01
02
While You’re Here
2:04
03
Here Til It Says I’m Not
3:19
04
Simple Request
2:46
Moments Worth Listening For
The title track's opening guitar riff that feels like a mechanical bird taking flight.
The sudden, breathy vocal harmonies on 'While You’re Here' that arrive like a ghost in the room.
The way the percussion on 'Simple Request' mimics the frantic heartbeat of a nervous conversation.
Where This Album DepartsEach spoke is a trait. The orange shape shows where this album pulls away from — or holds to — the rest of the artist’s catalogue. Tap for more.

How does About to Die sound next to the rest of Dirty Projectors's catalogue?

Autumn Walk+2.6σ

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