The Dirty Projectors (the odd warm-up act for TVOTR) are getting rave reviews (88):
http://www.metacritic.com/music/arti...tors/bitteorca
Pitchfork
Here, it stands behind so many other newly apparent strengths--a testament to the leaps and bounds Longstreth has made as a songsmith and Dirty Projectors have made as a band.
Sonic Youth (76):
http://www.metacritic.com/music/arti...cyouth/eternal
All Music Guide
Sonic Youth's freedom to follow their bliss is what holds The Eternal together; just as paradoxically, the changes they make on this album not only bring excitement to their music, they reaffirm just how consistently good the band has been--and continues to be--over the years.