About to Die

For near-death experience, see Near-death experience.

About to Die is an extended play studio album by American experimental rock group Dirty Projectors, released digitally and on vinyl on November 6, 2012.^[1]

About to Die
EP by Dirty Projectors
Released	November 6, 2012
Genre	Indie rock art pop experimental
Length	12:11
Label	Domino
Dirty Projectors chronology
Swing Lo Magellan (2012) About to Die (2012) Dirty Projectors (2017)

Recording

The album's first track, "About to Die", is taken from Dirty Projectors' 2012 release Swing Lo Magellan. Another track, "While You're Here", was written by Dave Longstreth following TV on the Radio bassist Gerard Smith's death in 2011.^[2][3]

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AbsolutePunk	6.1/10[4]
Consequence of Sound	C+[5]
Paste	8.1/10[6]
Pitchfork Media	7.3/10[7]
Popmatters	6/10[8]
Under the Radar	[9]

About to Die received general acclaim from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 74, based on 5 reviews, indicating "Generally favorable reviews".^[10]

Consequence of Sound's Adam Kivel commented that About to Die "offers a bite-sized take of the entirety of Swing Lo Magellan", adding that it "doesn't outshine its older sibling, but it certainly acts as a logical and warm companion."^[5] Pitchfork Media's Mike Powell called About to Die a "refreshingly basic album" and "a cherry on a cupcake"^[7] for Dirty Projectors.

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"About to Die"	4:01
2.	"While You're Here"	2:05
3.	"Here Til It Says I'm Not"	3:19
4.	"Simple Request"	2:46