The Glad Fact

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The Glad Fact
Image:Glad fact.jpg
Studio album by Dirty Projectors
Released	2003
Recorded	2002
Genre	Indie
Length	44:45 (CD) 48:04 (LP)
Label	Western Vinyl
Producer	Dave Longstreth
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link Pitchfork Media (8.5/10) link
Dirty Projectors chronology
The Graceful Fallen Mango (2002) The Glad Fact (2003) Morning Better Last! (2003)

The Glad Fact is the second album by experimental rock band Dirty Projectors and the first released under the band's name and not just front man Dave Longstreth's. It is the first album to contain songs about finches, a recurring theme on all albums by the band, as well as the first album to contain explicitly titled songs about cars--another recurring theme. Most songs are closer to the style of The Graceful Fallen Mango then the heavier bass and glitch-style songs of The Getty Address or simple ballads on Slaves' Graves and Ballads. Western Vinyl issued the album as both a digipak CD and a 12" vinyl, with the vinyl having an unlisted bonus track. Both versions feature the image of an obese naked man sitting, although the CD has the band's name on the front whereas the vinyl has it on the back.

[edit] Track listing

1. "The Glad Fact" - 5:15
2. "My Offwhite Flag" - 3:02
3. "Like Fake Blood In Crisp October" - 2:36
4. "Boredom Is A Product" - 2:15
5. "Two Brown Finches" - 2:06
6. "Three Brown Finches" - 2:59
7. "Off Science Hill" - 5:03
8. "Winter Is Here" - 2:44
9. "Ground Underfoot" - 3:24
10. "Spirit-Future Medley" - 2:02
11. "Naked We Made It" - 3:14
12. "Lit From Below" - 2:29
13. "Imaginary Love" - 2:46
14. "The Highway Is A Foggy Knife" - 2:09
15. "The Minutes" - 2:41

[edit] Vinyl track listing

1. "The Glad Fact" - 5:15
2. "My Offwhite Flag" - 3:02
3. "Like Fake Blood In Crisp October" - 2:36
4. "Boredom Is A Product" - 2:15
5. "Two Brown Finches" - 2:06
6. "Three Brown Finches" - 2:59
7. "Off Science Hill" - 5:03
8. "Winter Is Here" - 2:44
9. "Ground Underfoot" - 3:24
10. "Unlisted bonus track" - 3:19
11. "Spirit-Future Medley" - 2:02
12. "Naked We Made It" - 3:14
13. "Lit From Below" - 2:29
14. "Imaginary Love" - 2:46
15. "The Highway Is A Foggy Knife" - 2:09
16. "The Minutes" - 2:41