Slaves' Graves and Ballads

Slaves' Graves & Ballads
Studio album by Dirty Projectors
Released	2004
Recorded	2002
Genre	Art rock indie rock chamber music
Length	39:25
Label	Western Vinyl
Producer	David Longstreth
Dirty Projectors chronology
Morning Better Last! (2003) Slaves' Graves & Ballads (2004) The Getty Address (2005)

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Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Pitchfork Media	(8.1/10)[2]

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.