Recent Stories with tag the xx

There's something going on in music right now.  And yes, that's intentionally vague, but what I mean to say is that it seems like there's yet another movement afoot.  Not too long ago, all the energy was behind the modern yet antiquated, even ritualistic, sounds of Grizzly Bear, Yeasayer, Animal Collective, and TV on the Radio, not to mention Fleet Floxes, Bon Iver, and their ilk. 

Not to say that that still isn't going on--everyone is of course eagerly anticipating Yeasayer's second album due February--but there now seems to be a slew of r&b-leaning bands who like to throw in some blues flourishes along with their indie rock.  There's much-buzzed-about English bands like The xx and The Big Pink (both of which have upcoming shows at Neumo's over the next few weeks). And then tonight there's Dirty Projectors, who still have one of the best-reviewed albums of the year.

Dave Longstreth's Brooklyn band is here touring behind Bitte Orca, which is an odd duck of a record, in the best possible way. First single "Stillness is the Move" is clearly the album's jam.  And yet, despite the stutter-step beats and the girl harmonies, Bitte Orca is still a rock album with quirkily accessible art-pop sensibilities.  Tickets are somehow still available, so check 'em out tonight. Little Wings opens.

• Dirty Projectors play Neumo's tonight. Doors 8pm. $15; 21+.