Dirty Projectors are wasting no time in these early days of 2010. Following the gushing praise the band has received at numerous end-of-year (and decade) lists, they have kept up the momentum and Dirty Projectors fever by releasing the single “Ascending Melody,” which is being offered as a free download.

Just fill out your e-mail address in the cool little widget provided below, and voila! You get a free Dirty Projectors song (and probably a newsletter, but that’s alright).

If you are wondering about a physical release, fret not, because the band will be releasing the single in 7″ vinyl format with Domino Records, which you can order here for a reasonable $5.99 USD. The song “Emblem of the World” will be featured on the opposite side. Both songs are said to be coming from the Bitte Orca recording sessions.

Dave Longstreth and his crew will also be making rounds to Australia and New Zealand in the coming months, as well as a couple of coastal stops in the U.S.

Dirty Projectors:

02-19 New York, NY – The Allen Room @ Lincoln Center
02-27 Los Angeles, CA – Walt Disney Concert Hall
03-03 Auckland, New Zealand – Montechristo Room
03-04 Wellington, New Zealand – San Francisco Bathhouse
03-06 Brisbane, Australia – The Lost Weekend
03-07 Meredith, Australia – Golden Plains Festival
03-09 Melbourne, Australia – The Hi Fi
03-10 Sydney, Australia – The Metro
03-13 Perth, Australia – The Rosemount Hotel

(Via Pitchfork)