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The Glad Fact
Rock · 2003 · 15 tracks

The Glad Fact

Dirty Projectors

Brittle, tape-hiss folk recorded in a basement. A fragmented collection of songs that feel like private sketches of winter isolation and existential dread.

April 11, 2003 · Western Vinyl

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A restless and skeletal exploration of isolation, marked by a persistent sense of autumnal dread.

Tracklist · 15 Tracks
01
The Glad Fact
5:10
02
My Offwhite Flag
3:04
03
Like Fake Blood in Crisp October
2:33
04
Boredom Is a Product
2:14
05
Two Brown Finches
2:08
06
Three Brown Finches
3:00
07
Off Science Hill
5:09
08
Winter Is Here
2:42
09
Ground Underfoot
3:22
10
Spirit-Future Medley
2:04
11
Naked We Made It
3:13
12
Lit From Below
2:28
13
Imaginary Love
2:48
14
The Highway Is a Foggy Knife
2:09
15
The Minutes
2:41
Moments Worth Listening For
The way the title track opens with a repetitive, almost hypnotic vocal mantra before the brittle guitar enters.
The transition into the 'Spirit-Future Medley' where the album's lo-fi haze feels most claustrophobic and immersive.
The sudden, jarring lyrical imagery of a bear in 'Winter Is Here' punctuating the sparse acoustic arrangement.
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 The Glad Fact sound next to the rest of Dirty Projectors's catalogue?

Nasal+4.0σ

The vocals lean far further into nasal than the rest of the catalogue.

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