I know, not the riskiest recommendation. The Dirty Projectors are probably the most celebrated band of the year, and have been been enjoying an unlikely reign as the shit-hot Brooklyn band of the hour.  I say it’s unlikely because the Projectors posses what most of these bands have traditionally lacked: sincerity.  Their recent album, Bitte Orca, is hopelessly original and adventurous, packed with the kinds of instrumental spasms and elastic melodies that few bands even aspire too, let alone pull off.

“Two Doves” is the quiet number following the album’s “hit” track, “Stillness is the Move.” The track starts out sounding like a cover of “These Days,” and the Projectors show their awareness of this by throwing in the line, “don’t confront me with my failure.” While embracing this influence, “Two Doves” finds its own voice, plucking its way into a new melody and a singular, pleading refrain: “Call on me, call on me.”

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