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Dirty Projectors at Orange Court
Despite the heavy rain and mud underfoot, many at the Orange Court watching the Dirty Projectors were beaming, inspired by the three-part harmonies by the three female vocalists in the band. Compared to the other 4/4 rock-based music taking place on other stages throughout the day, this band packed some diversity completed with a line-up that you would think would play in a church rather than a rock stage.
And therein lie their beauty, a wonderful warm song led by by Dave Longstreth with Amber Coffman on vocals and guitar, Angel Deradoorian on keyboard and vocals, along with Brian McOmber on drums and Nat Baldwin (bass), and yes, another back-up singer in Haley Dekle.
The band when through their latest album including tracks from their EP with Bjork, Mt
Wittenburg Orca. In case you didn’t know it, the band has a fond affection for Orca’s, and some of the sounds or noises on this album is meant to imitate this wonderful album.
There were other hits performed during this day, and when Longstreith took a breather and looked out over the audience, he commented that all of the colorful ponchos made the audience look like a “ de-sychronized rainbow, or like vomit, but only pretty.”
This analogy also applies to the band as well, and in the hands of lesser musicians, it may have been a mess, but today it was really quite wonderful.
