19-02-2017 10:00 via theguardian.com

Dirty Projectors: Dirty Projectors review – spectacular sonic fallout

(Domino)
David Longstreth’s breakup with former bandmate Amber Coffman is inescapable on this incendiary nine-song setLike Pavlov’s dogs, the listening public has been trained to respond to piano ballads as the sine qua non of heartfelt authenticity. Machines, though, can be kaleidoscopic conveyors of emotion. Witness Björk’s Vulnicura, an analogue/digital hybrid of untrammelled pain, or the proliferation of suffering digital dudes, best exemplified by Kanye’s 808s a
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