Rise Above is the fifth studio album by indie rock band Dirty Projectors, released on September 11, 2007.

[1] Angel Deradoorian would join the band shortly before the Rise Above tour on bass and vocals.

[1] This album is the first that presents Dirty Projectors as a fully realized band rather than an individual project of Longstreth.

The record was generally well received by critics, maintaining a 78% positive rating at Metacritic.

AllMusic called the album "a brave and ultimately successful experiment.