Credits:

Dirty Projectors

Description:

Spin (p.118) – 4 stars out of 5 — “[T]railblazing….Dense with ambition, all of it realized, RISE ABOVE alchemizes angst and self-hatred into triumph and inspiration.” Uncut (p.98) – 4 stars out of 5 — “[With Longstretch’s] adventurous, undulating falsetto backed by honey-sweet female harmonies…” The Wire (p.71) – “[T]he short, sharp shock of Black Flag is transformed into lush, jangling pop songs with strings, piccolos and rich vocal harmonies…” Q (Magazine) (p.116) – 3 stars out of 5 — “[T]he music — Afro-pop knock-offs with orchestrated interludes, heavy drums and swooping vocals — was imagined from scratch…”

Tracklisting:

1.What I See
2.No More
3.Depression
4.Six Pack
5.Thirsty and Miserable
6.Police Story
7.Gimmie Gimmie Gimmie
8.Spray Paint (The Walls)
9.Room 13
10.Rise Above