The seven-track effort was recorded in New York and includes songs originally written for a benefit concert in the city last year.

Dirty Projectors' David Longstreth told Stereogum that proceeds from the release will go towards “the project of creating international marine protected areas”.

You can pre-order 'Mount Wittenberg Orca' now from Topspin.net, priced $7.

The tracklisting is:

1. Ocean
2. On And Ever Onward
3. When The World Comes To An End
4. Beautiful Mother
5. Sharing Orb
6. No Embrace
7. All We Are

(by Jason Gregory)