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2004 studio album by Dirty Projectors

Slaves' Graves & Ballads

Studio album by Dirty Projectors

Released

2004

Recorded

2002

Genre

Length

39:25

Dirty Projectors chronology

Morning Better Last!
(2003)

Slaves' Graves & Ballads
(2004)

The Getty Address
(2005)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
Pitchfork Media	(8.1/10)

Slaves' Graves & Ballads is the third album by American experimental rock band Dirty Projectors. It is a combination of two different recordings entitled Slaves' Graves and Ballads, hence the name of the LP combination of the two. The two sessions have drastically different sounds: the first features frontman and guitarist David Longstreth accompanied by a chamber orchestra called The Orchestral Society for the Preservation of the Orchestra; the second features Dave and his guitar recorded by Adam Forkner. On this release tracks 1-7 includes the Slaves' Graves songs while tracks 8-14 constitutes Ballads.

Track listing

All tracks are written by David Longstreth

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Somberly, Kimberly"	1:22
2.	"On the Beach"	3:40
3.	"(Throw On) The Hazard Lights"	4:11
4.	"Slaves' Graves"	3:03
5.	"Grandfather's Hanging"	3:31
6.	"We Are Swaddled"	1:25
7.	"Hazard Lights (Reprise)"	2:02
8.	"A Labor More Restful"	3:41
9.	"Unmoved"	3:01
10.	"Ladies, You Have Exiled Me"	2:54
11.	"Because Your Light Is Turning Green"	3:15
12.	"Obscure Wisdom"	1:34
13.	"This Weather"	2:27
14.	"Since I Opened"	3:19
Total length:		39:25

Tracks 1-7 recorded in Dwight Chapel, New Haven, CT in December 2002.
Tracks 8-14 recorded at Dub Narcotic Studios, Olympia, WA and Southbury, CT between July and August 2002.
Tracks 4-6 form one continuous suite of songs.

References

Phares, Heather. Slaves' Graves and Ballads at AllMusic
Pitchfork Media review Archived 2008-03-07 at the Wayback Machine

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