Lamp Lit Prose
by Dirty Projectors
  • Record Label: Domino
  • Release Date: Jul 13, 2018
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
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  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.
  2. The Observer (UK)
    Jul 16, 2018
    60
    You would not start here if you were new to this ear-boggling band, but Longstreth remains a singular talent.
  3. Q Magazine
    Jul 9, 2018
    60
    Full marks, then, for ambitions but there's still a powerful sense here of a man trying way too hard. [Aug 2018, p.108]
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  5. The Line of Best Fit
    Jul 9, 2018
    60
    It’s an overdose of things that would, individually, be fantastic, but are made lesser by their combination.
  6. Rolling Stone
    Jul 13, 2018
    50
    For Lamp Lit Prose, Longstreth melds both strategies in a flood of ideas and magnificent vocal arrangements. The results are by turns dazzling and exhausting. Partly it’s is an issue of balance.

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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
  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.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.… Full Review »
  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 aA 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.… Full Review »
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