Deerhunter

So I am back from a whirlwind weekend in Chicago. Thanks to scott for holding it down while I was away, hope you enjoyed his posts.

You can read my full review of the weekend over at MoreCowbell.net but I want to post a few times on some of the standouts from Pitchfork. Up first is Deerhunter who pulled out one of the best sets of the weekend and the bigs agree.

Deerhunter started the day off with a bang. Fronted by the errierly pale, slender, Bradford Cox, he preformed wearing two shimmering dresses, lipstick and rosary beads. Each of the members of the band looked like somebody who belonged in attendance at Pitchfork. Deerhunter’s stage presence is subtlely perverse, but in a way that works. With powerful, agressive choruses and ghostly vocals, the crowd, which was surprisingly large for 1pm, was instantly into it. Their billowing, noisy, psych-rock was a stellar, inspiring way to kick off the final day of the festival.

MP3: Deerhunter-Cryptograms

Deerhunter Myspace