Stillness Is the Move

Album: Bitte Orca (2009)
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Songfacts®:

  • This was the lead single from Brooklyn-based indie rock band Dirty Projectors' first album for Domino Records, Bitte Orca.
  • On this song, guitarist Amber Coffman sings about the fear and comfort of settling down.
  • Dirty Projectors' previous releases would all be filed in the experimental tray. However this pop-confection has surprised many reviewers stylistically. Singer/guitarist Dave Longstreth told Billboard magazine "I've never identified with that idea of 'experimental.' I like music that takes risks and tries new things. But I like music that is assured and resolved too."

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