Dirty Projectors

Avant-garde indie collective Dirty Projectors join host David Dye on this edition of World Cafe Words and Music from WXPN. Powered by singer-songwriter Dave Longstreth, the quartet has, until recently, been known for their concept albums, one of which told a loose narrative of Don Henley as a Spanish conquistador. The new disc, "Bitte Orca," unhitches from a conceptual framework with direct songs that still stay true the band's mix of experimental orchestration and complex vocal harmonies. In this interview, Longstreth talks about his decision to leave school to pursue music, and he explains the African influence on his guitar technique.