Cannibal Resource

Cannibal Resource

Dirty Projectors

In “Cannibal Resource,” Dave Longstreth contemplates what it means to be human. It is an energetic introduction to what many praise as Dirty Projectors' most cohesive, agreeable, and well-received record.

Dave’s lyrics evoke a sense of yearning for humanity to appreciate the beauty of life and cease the burning of our “cannibal resources,” coal and oil, which lead to the pollution of our oceans and atmosphere. This is a sentiment which he has expressed in other pieces: like on “Just From Chevron” and Mount Wittenberg Orca, an EP co-written with Björk.