Experimental indie outfit Dirty Projectors have unveiled their first new music since early 2025 with 'Jumbotron', marking a fresh chapter alongside their signing to Joyful Noise Recordings and the launch of their own imprint, Well-Tempered Zealot.
Abandoning the guitar-driven arrangements often associated with the band, 'Jumbotron' embraces an adventurous instrumental palette led by frontman David Longstreth on piano, Grizzly Bear's Chris Bear on drums and Jeff Parker Trio's Karl McComas-Reichl on upright bass.
A six-piece saxophone and brass ensemble completes the arrangement, introducing a rich, jazz-influenced dimension to the group's experimental songwriting.
Lyrically, the single explores the contradictions of new parenthood, contrasting the enormous world experienced through a child's imagination with the strangely intimate, all-consuming reality of raising a family.
Have a listen to 'Jumbotron' in the player below.
