Dirty Projectors in the live room for Lauren Laverne

Lauren is joined in the Live Room by New York outfit Dirty Projectors.They have just released their eighth album, titled Lamp Lit Prose and are touring for the first time in five years.

The album was produced by front man Dave Longstreth at his studio in Los Angeles. It features guest appearances from Syd, Empress Of, Amber Mark, Haim, Rostam (ex Vampire Weekend), Robin Pecknold (of Fleet Foxes) and Dear Nora, as well as longtime DPs’ rhythm section Nat Baldwin and Mike Johnson.

The group talk to us about life on the road, their creative process for the new album and recording studio sun burns.