(On the one hand, we were lucky that the predicted thunderstorm didn’t happen. Stereogum branded ponchos?)
Set up in a circle on the floor with Doug Dulgarian’s back turned to the audience, They Are Gutting A Body Of Water kicked things off in the afternoon with a set of shoes floating on stage inside, and electronic interference seems to come to you. from all sides. From the thick walls of illusion to the piercing guitar chords to the drum ‘n’ drums, it all sounded like world class pop music. Outside, Algiers morphed in different ways, conjuring a kind of apocalyptic industrial soul music led by Franklin James Fisher voice. His hypeman-slash-backup singer had some serious dancing.
TAGABOW’s Philly friends Knifeplay followed with a more refined and dignified kind of dream-pop that sometimes drifted into folk-rock and slowcore without losing its out-of-this-world quality. After Hotline TNT singer-guitarist Will Anderson graced us with a run through pop-country smash “Need You Now” during soundcheck, the band brought out a shoegaze vibe. -pop classics in the outdoor setting, and let their three-guitar arsenal blur into a masterpiece. alt-rock churn. Back in, the Truth Club met Travis Harrington’s laconic vocals with more indie-rock sounds. Sometimes the guitars veer off at extreme post-punk angles, while other times the music feels like a punk-rock drag race, but either way, it always leads to something happy.
Outside, the siblings of Frost Children turned the whole picture on its head with a wild, artistic story that is seen between scream- and hyperpop, snotty pop-punk, the noise noise, and even a long speech about Bob Dylan and capitalism. Despite the band’s prowess in pop entertainment, it’s also a big show. (They also helpfully informed us, “If you’re a vegetarian, you should take iron pills.”) Inside, the heroes of the Portrayal Of Guilt community warned. anyone who doesn’t like to remove heavy music, then start playing the worst. , the darkest, heaviest set of the day. Miltarie Gun brought back some rhythm to the proceedings on the outdoor stage, playing rock music that originated from hardcore and arrived somewhere near the middle of the 90s alternative radio. If MTV was still playing videos, Ian Shelton would be making fun of us once an hour.
On stage inside, Strange Ranger continued their trend from indie rock to electronic pop, keeping one foot in each genre with inspiring, entertaining results. Bartees Strange emerges from the world to play a set outside: sometimes alone, sometimes with a second guitarist, to always the depth of feeling. Turns out his songs passed the fire test! Debby Friday closed the set inside with a performance that included singing, rapping, moving around the stage, and jumping into the audience to spit right in people’s faces. (Besides, she was sick of waking up in the back.) The afternoon ended with a perfectly chilled set of headliners Coco & Clair Clair, the hyper-online pop-rap hit that hit the spot. after six hours of entertainment. The hooks were used, the rhymes were special, the vibes were pure.