Lamp Lit Prose
by Dirty Projectors
  • Record Label: Domino
  • Release Date: Jul 13, 2018
User Score
7.9

Generally favorable reviews- based on 18 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 14 out of 18
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 18
  3. Negative: 1 out of 18
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  1. CiphirSol
    Sep 10, 2018
    10
    Imbued with more joy than it's predecessor, this project is quite the about-face. Songs are complex, catchy and designed for multiple plays. It's a recommend from me, with one caveat, David's vocals may not be for everyone.
  2. LordKevin
    Jul 18, 2018
    8
    A return to the more warm and flowery sounds of Bitte Orca, David delivers on the weird pop sensibilities only he can pull off this well in a band like Dirty Projectors. All the sudden spurts of instruments exploding back and forth through both sides of the stereo make for such a dynamic musical statement and the vocals/backing vocals work incredibly to bring all the melodies together.A return to the more warm and flowery sounds of Bitte Orca, David delivers on the weird pop sensibilities only he can pull off this well in a band like Dirty Projectors. All the sudden spurts of instruments exploding back and forth through both sides of the stereo make for such a dynamic musical statement and the vocals/backing vocals work incredibly to bring all the melodies together. Definitely going to annoy all my friends into listening to it.… Expand

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Metascore
77

Generally favorable reviews - based on 27 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 22 out of 27
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 27
  3. Negative: 0 out of 27
  1. PopMatters
    Oct 18, 2018
    60
    The surface boldness of the art cannot make up for how exhausting this record is to consume. Lamp Lit Prose is not for the faint of heart.
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  2. Clash Music
    Jul 31, 2018
    80
    Everything feels so much more alive, everything so much more stark; Longstreth seems to have emerged from a year-long slumber, and there is no more sleeping in sight.
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  3. The Wire
    Jul 26, 2018
    80
    Lamp Lit Prose sparkles with ideas even as it gets its groove on with a more developed version of his electronic R&B album last year. Everything here should be too much but with several albums under his belt, somehow Longstreth can as easily shift from one style to another as run them both at the same time. [Aug 2018, p.65]
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