Nothing About Dirty Projectors Is Accidental

Dave Longstreth writes songs that sound like they’re simultaneously solving a math problem and having a small breakdown, and Swing Lo Magellan—his band’s 2012 album—somehow made that approach feel warm instead of clinical. "The Socialites" fits that world exactly: interlocking vocal lines, rhythms that shift under you, the whole thing hovering between cerebral and genuinely moving. You have to give it your full attention, and it pays you back for that.