Lamp Lit Prose

Lamp Lit Prose is the eighth studio album by American experimental rock group Dirty Projectors, and was released on Domino Records on July 13, 2018.[1]

Lamp Lit Prose
Studio album by
Dirty Projectors
ReleasedJuly 13, 2018
StudioIvo Shandor (Los Angeles, CA)
GenrePop
Length37:19
LabelDomino
ProducerDavid Longstreth
Dirty Projectors chronology
Dirty Projectors
(2017)		 Lamp Lit Prose
(2018)
Singles from Lamp Lit Prose
  1. "Break-Thru"
    Released: May 2, 2018[1]
  2. "That's a Lifestyle"
    Released: June 14, 2018
  3. "I Feel Energy"
    Released: July 12, 2018

Production

The album was produced by David Longstreth at his Los Angeles studio.[2]

Release

The band supported the album with a tour, which began in May 2018 with significant personnel changes.[3]

They released the first single off the album, "Break-Thru", on May 2 along with a music video.[4][5] In Spin, Andy Cush described the single as sounding "more immediately Dirty Projectors-ish than anything on the self-titled album" released in 2017.[2]

On June 14, they released a second single, "That's a Lifestyle", with an animated music video by Kitty Faingold.[6] In Stereogum, Chris DeVille also contrasted this single with the tenor of Dirty Projectors, saying "That's A Lifestyle" echoed earlier albums "Bitte Orca and Swing Lo Magellan, the pop-minded prog exercises that transformed Dirty Projectors from underground oddities to full-fledged indie rock stars. It's a magnificently pretty guitar tapestry that never lets its complexity smother the pop appeal."[7]

On July 12, the day before the album's release, the band released their third single, "I Feel Energy".[8]

Reception
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?7.3/10[9]
Metacritic77/100[10]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[11]
The A.V. ClubB+[12]
Entertainment WeeklyB[13]
The Guardian[14]
The Independent[15]
Mojo[16]
NME[17]
Pitchfork7.4/10[18]
Rolling Stone[19]
Uncut8/10[20]

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 77, based on 27 reviews.[10] At Rolling Stone, Will Hermes called the album "a flood of ideas and magnificent vocal arrangements" which he found "by turns dazzling and exhausting."[19] Jazz Monroe of Pitchfork praised the album's "more hopeful, chipper kind of songwriting."[18]

Track listing

All tracks are written by David Longstreth, except "(I Wanna) Feel It All" by Longstreth, Nat Baldwin and Mike Johnson.

No.TitleLength
1."Right Now" (featuring Syd)3:39
2."Break-Thru"3:47
3."That's a Lifestyle" (featuring Haim)4:22
4."I Feel Energy" (featuring Amber Mark)4:37
5."Zombie Conqueror" (featuring Empress Of)3:45
6."Blue Bird"3:49
7."I Found It in U"3:27
8."What Is the Time"3:14
9."You're the One" (featuring Robin Pecknold and Rostam)2:18
10."(I Wanna) Feel It All" (featuring Dear Nora)4:21
Total length:37:19
Bonus tracks[21]
No.TitleLength
11."What Is the Time" (Early Orchestration)1:23
12."You're the One" (Early Orchestration)2:19
13."That's a Lifestyle" (Early Instrumental)4:14
Total length:45:15

Personnel
Musicians
Technical
  • David Longstreth – mixing (except 2)
  • Manny Marroquin – mixing (2)
  • Greg Calbi – mastering
  • Sonny DiPerri – drum engineering (1, 2, 8), percussion engineering (1, 4, 8), guitar engineering (1)
  • David Tolomei – drum engineering (3–7, 10), string engineering (2, 4, 10), horn engineering (1, 4, 6, 8, 10), percussion engineering (6), piano engineering (10)
  • Miro Mackie – vocal engineering (1, 3–10), piano engineering (1), guitar engineering (9, 10)
  • Ryan Tuttle – guitar, Wurlitzer and Rhodes engineering (2, 8), piano engineering (8)
  • Robby Moncrieff – guitar engineering (3–7), Rhodes and Wurlitzer engineering (4, 10), bass and organ engineering (7), additional engineering (10)
  • Nikolaj Nielsen – Robin Pecknold's vocal engineering (9)
  • Logan Patrick – Rostam Batmanglij's vocal engineering (9)
Artwork
  • David Longstreth – art direction
  • Joe Cariati – glass sculptures
  • Jason Frank Rothenberg – photography
  • Kelsey Fugere – prop styling
  • Teresa Eggers – prop styling
  • Rob Carmichael (Seen) – design

Charts
Chart (2018) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[22] 122
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[23] 153
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[24] 17
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[25] 17

References
  1. Kaye, Ben (May 2, 2018). "Dirty Projectors announce Lamp Lit Prose". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved May 3, 2018.
  2. Cush, Andy (2018-05-02). "Dirty Projectors Announce New Album 'Lamp Lit Prose'". Spin. Retrieved 2018-06-29.
  3. Rettig, James (2018-04-18). "New Dirty Projectors Release Lamp Lit Prose Revealed By Shazam". Stereogum. Retrieved 2018-06-30.
  4. Sodowsky, Sam; Monroe, Jazz (May 2, 2018). "Dirty Projectors Enlist Haim, Robin Pecknold, More for New Album, Share Song: Listen". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2018-06-29.
  5. Patterson, Adreon (May 2, 2018). "Dirty Projectors Announce New Album Lamp Lit Prose, Release Peppy New Single "Break-Thru"". Paste.
  6. Blais-Billie, Braudie (June 14, 2018). "Listen to Dirty Projectors' New Song "That's a Lifestyle"". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2018-06-30.
  7. DeVille, Chris (2018-06-14). "Dirty Projectors – "That's A Lifestyle" Video". Stereogum. Retrieved 2018-06-30.
  8. Daramola, Israel (July 12, 2018). "Dirty Projectors – "I Feel Energy (feat. Amber Mark)"". Spin. Retrieved 2018-12-08.
  9. "Lamp Lit Prose by Dirty Projectors reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved September 14, 2019.
  10. "Lamp Lit Prose by Dirty Projectors Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved September 2, 2020.
  11. Deming, Mark. "Lamp Lit Prose – Dirty Projectors". AllMusic. Retrieved July 14, 2018.
  12. Adams, Erik (July 13, 2018). "Dirty Projectors, Lamp Lit Prose". The A.V. Club. Retrieved July 14, 2018.
  13. Feldberg, Isaac (July 11, 2018). "Dirty Projectors rediscover romance on Lamp Lit Prose". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on July 14, 2018. Retrieved July 14, 2018.
  14. Beaumont-Thomas, Ben (July 12, 2018). "Dirty Projectors: Lamp Lit Prose review – lovedrunk swoons from hip-pop heroes". The Guardian. Retrieved July 14, 2018.
  15. Shepherd, Jack (July 12, 2018). "Dirty Projectors – Lamp Lit Prose, album review: a unique indie record". The Independent. Retrieved July 14, 2018.
  16. Doyle, Tom (August 2018). "Dirty Projectors: Lamp Lit Prose". Mojo (297): 91.
  17. Smith, Thomas (July 13, 2018). "Dirty Projectors – 'Lamp Lit Prose' review". NME. Retrieved December 18, 2019.
  18. Monroe, Jazz (July 16, 2018). "Dirty Projectors: Lamp Lit Prose". Pitchfork. Retrieved July 16, 2018.
  19. Hermes, Will (July 13, 2018). "Review: Dirty Projectors' 'Lamp Lit Prose' Is Full of Dizzying, Exhausting Prog-Pop". Rolling Stone. Retrieved July 13, 2018.
  20. Troussé, Stephen (July 26, 2018). "Dirty Projectors – Lamp Lit Prose". Uncut. Archived from the original on July 26, 2018. Retrieved March 28, 2019.
  21. "Lamp Lit Prose". Hostess Entertainment Unlimited (in Japanese). Retrieved September 21, 2020.
  22. "Ultratop.be – Dirty Projectors – Lamp Lit Prose" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved August 3, 2018.
  23. "Dirty Projectors". Oricon. Retrieved September 21, 2020.
  24. "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 1, 2019.
  25. "Dirty Projectors Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 1, 2019.
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