"Rise Above" is a pivotal 2007 album by Dirty Projectors that reimagines Black Flag's "Damaged" with a complex, polyrhythmic, and vocal-heavy art-rock sensibility. The record showcases the band's ambitious deconstruction and reconstruction of hardcore punk tropes through their distinctive experimental lens.
- The album was released on Dead Oceans, an independent record label founded in 2001.
- "Rise Above" was recorded at Rare Book Room Studios in Brooklyn, New York.
- The album received critical acclaim for its innovative approach to punk rock and its challenging, yet rewarding, listenability.
Dirty Projectors is an American experimental rock band from Brooklyn, New York, known for their intricate arrangements and genre-bending sound. At the time of "Rise Above" in 2007, the band was solidifying its unique artistic identity within the burgeoning indie rock scene.
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