PHOTO: MATTHEW REAMER
Dirty Projectors sign to Joyful Noise Recordings and return with new imprint and single, "Jumbotron"
Dirty Projectors have announced their signing to Joyful Noise Recordings, the launch of their own imprint Well-Tempered Zealot, and shared new song, "Jumbotron".
"Jumbotron" is Dirty Projectors' first new music since 2025. On the track, vocalist David Longstreth plays the piano as he sings about the vast experience of seeing the world through a child's eyes while also navigating life as a new parent. Longsreth is joined by Chris Bear (Grizzly Bear) on drums, Karl McComas-Reichl (Jeff Parker Trio) on upright bass, and a sextet of brass session players.
“I was thinking about the big screen and the small screen," Longstreth explains. "The big tent and the kind of tent you can make in the living room with a couple couch cushions and a blanket or two. Life and entertainment; attention and volume; focus and detail; quality and value. Listen to the song!"
"Jumbotron" is out now on Well-Tempered Zealot & Joyful Noise Recordings
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