[DAMAGED] Dirty Projectors / David Longstreth / Stargaze - Song Of The Earth

Song of the Earth is performed by singer/songwriter/composer/multi-instrumentalist, David Longstreth with members of his band Dirty Projectors—Felicia Douglass, Maia Friedman, Olga Bell—and the Berlin-based chamber orchestra s t a r g a z e.  The album also features Phil Elverum (Mount Eerie), Steve Lacy, Patrick Shiroishi, Anastasia Coope, Tim Bernardes, Ayoni, Portraits of Tracy, and the author David Wallace-Wells.
Longstreth wrote the first draft of Song of the Earth in six “manic” weeks for a commission arranged by s t a r g a z e, feeling disoriented, but also galvanized, by the moment he was in: the pandemic chaos, the “radical psychedelia” of new fatherhood, the novelty of writing for large ensemble. He then spent three years revising, rewriting, rearranging, and recording in studios and homes in the Netherlands, Los Angeles, and New York City.

Song of the Earth marks Longstreth’s biggest-yet foray into the field of concert music. It received its US premiere in a March 2024 sold-out performance at Disney Hall in Song of the Earth marks Longstreth’s biggest-yet foray into the field of concert music. It received its US premiere in a March 2024 sold-out performance at Disney Hall in 

Los Angeles with the LA Philharmonic. Work-in-progress performances also took place between 2022 and 2024 at the Barbican in London, Hamburg Elbphilharmonie, and Muziekgebouw Amsterdam.

2 x 140g LP standard black vinyl
4 color 2-LP single-pocket jacket with wide spine, prints on 350gsm/24pt reverse board (uncoated)
1 color 2-page insert

Format / LP
Released / 04/04/2025
Catalogue /  NNS-726446
Barcode /  075597899740D
Artist / Dirty Projectors / David Longstreth / Stargaze
Label / Nonesuch
Genre / Pop / Rock