Rise Above

by Dirty Projectors

Rise Above cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 11 September 2007
  • Label: Dead Oceans
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 45:46
  • Community rating: 3.09/5 from 5 ratings

Artists on this release: Nat Baldwin, Jessica Pavone, Brian McOmber, Chris Bear, Charlie Looker, Ezra Seltzer

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Dave Longstreth's conceptual reimagining of Black Flag's 1981 hardcore classic 'Damaged', performed entirely from memory without revisiting the source material. The project drastically reinterprets the punk anthems into intricate, acoustic art-rock and marks Amber Coffman's vocal debut with the group, introducing their signature complex vocal hocketing.

Genres

Descriptors: uncommon-time-signatures, complex, technical, melodic, progressive

Tracklist

  1. What I See (3:27)
  2. No More (3:47)
  3. Depression (2:47)
  4. Six Pack (3:07)
  5. Thirsty and Miserable (6:00)
  6. Police Story (4:24)
  7. Gimmie Gimmie Gimmie (4:52)
  8. Spray Paint (The Walls) (3:37)
  9. Room 13 (4:47)
  10. Rise Above (5:04)
  11. Untitled (3:49)

Credits

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