Mar 15, 2012 By John Everhart Dirty Projectors

Dirty Projectors frontman Dave Longstreth is slumped on a couch at a Lower Manhattan loft, having just completed a lengthy photo shoot for this magazine’s cover story along with Ed Droste of Grizzly Bear and George Lewis Jr. of Twin Shadow. It’s late, and he seems emotionally spent. He’s game to answer questions but is reticent when it comes to revealing firm details of his band’s as-yet-untitled new album, slated for release in June. More

Mar 14, 2012 By Frank Valish Issue #40 - In the Studio 2012 - Grizzly Bear, Dirty Projectors, and Twin Shadow

Django Django is as much the result of musical experimentation and melding of influences as it is of circumstance. Synth player Tommy Grace, singer/guitarist Vincent Neff, and drummer/producer David Maclean met as art students in Edinburgh, Scotland in 2001, but each had his own artistic pursuit at the time. It wasn’t until seven years later that they met up again in London and Django Django came to fruition. More

Mar 13, 2012 By John Everhart Issue #40 - In the Studio 2012 - Grizzly Bear, Dirty Projectors, and Twin Shadow

“After five years, I think we deserved a little break. And to be completely honest, the last show was only a year and two months ago. It’s really not that long. It was in October of 2010, the Neil Young Bridge School benefit,” says Grizzly Bear frontman Ed Droste, a tad defensive at the notion that his band has disappeared from the indie map for too long of a stretch. More

Mar 12, 2012 By Austin Trunick Issue #40 - In the Studio 2012 - Grizzly Bear, Dirty Projectors, and Twin Shadow

“I think this is going to be a very door-opening record,” says Tegan Quin, one-half of the Canadian rock duo Tegan and Sara. “I feel like we’ve hit on something that’s going to allow people to connect to it and get into it.” She adds, laughing: “Just like Ace of Base.” More