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Javelin
Thursday, January 13, at PM Lounge
It's not clear where Javelin belongs. The Brooklyn duo's part of the indietronic underground but hardly fits within any of the established rubrics, instead carving out a space of their own with an exceptionally effective mishmash of stylistic elements.
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PM Nightlife Lounge
1530 Main St.
Dallas, TX 75201
Category: Bars/Clubs
Region: Downtown & Deep Ellum
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Indeed, the best corollary may be Dirty Projectors, whose experimental left-field approach seems particularly salient on tracks like "Off My Mind" whose Renaissance Fair chime complements vocal harmonies that move in and out like madrigals. Their official full-length April debut, No Más, amplifies their soul tendencies and reveals bursts of art-rock extravagance and density. Yet it's delivered with a light shimmering touch that never feels ponderous or indulgent. Like a coquettish flirt, it lures you into its colorful synthetic web, ever in pursuit but always just out of reach, alluring but coy.
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