Welcome to the start of Pitchfork Music Festival Week here at Faronheit! Starting today and going all the way through next Monday, I’ll be bringing you each and every play-by-play concerning the festival. That includes previewing the artists playing, commenting on how sets go during the fest, and a full post-mortem that includes plenty of photos. So I invite you to take this journey with me whether you’re going or not, primarily because it’s going to be a lot of fun and there’s so much great music involved. Want proof? This introductory post features music from every single artist performing this upcoming weekend. Most have mp3s for you to download, but some artists have Soundcloud streams only, because they prefer it that way. If you don’t want to download all of the songs below and like your taste testing via streaming, I’ve also assembled a Spotify playlist in which you can stream a track from (almost) every artist performing, AND it’s all carefully arranged in an order that is designed to create the most satisfying listening experience possible. Check that out if you’re so inclined. For everyone else though, feel free to take the songs posted below for a test drive to see what strikes your fancy. You might just discover your new favorite band even if you won’t be in Union Park this weekend!
A Lull (Sunday, 1:00)
Summer Dress
AraabMuzik (Sunday, 6:15)
Rubberband Stacks
A$AP Rocky (Friday, 5:30)
Roll One Up
The Atlas Moth (Saturday, 1:00)
The Atlas Moth – A Night In Venus’ Arms…
Atlas Sound (Saturday, 2:30)
Terra Incognita
Beach House (Sunday, 7:25)
Myth
Big K.R.I.T. (Friday, 6:25)
Thank You Kindly
Chavez (Sunday, 5:15)
The Guard Attacks/Unreal Is Here
Chromatics (Saturday, 6:45)
Kill for Love
Clams Casino (Friday, 7:15)
Gorilla
Cloud Nothings (Saturday, 1:45)
No Future/No Past
Cults (Saturday, 3:20)
Go Outside
Danny Brown (Saturday, 7:40)
Grown Up
Dirty Beaches (Sunday, 1:00)
Lord Knows Best
Dirty Projectors (Friday, 7:20)
Gun Has No Trigger
Feist (Friday, 8:20)
Feist – How Come You Never Go There
The Field (Sunday, 7:40)
Then It’s White
Flying Lotus (Saturday, 4:15)
Tea Leaf Dancers
Godspeed You! Black Emperor (Saturday, 8:30)
The Buildings They Are Sleeping Now
Grimes (Saturday, 8:40)
Genesis
Hot Chip (Saturday, 7:25)
Hot Chip – Night And Day
Iceage (Sunday, 2:30)
Broken Bone
Japandroids (Friday, 6:15)
The House That Heaven Built
Kendrick Lamar (Sunday, 4:45)
Cartoon & Cereal (ft. Gunplay)
King Krule (Sunday, 6:45)
King Krule – Portrait In Black and Blue
Liturgy (Saturday, 2:50)
Generation
Lotus Plaza (Saturday, 1:55)
Lotus Plaza – Monoliths
Lower Dens (Friday, 3:30)
Brains
The Men (Sunday, 3:45)
Open Your Heart
Milk Music (Sunday, 1:55)
Violence Now
Nicolas Jaar (Saturday, 4:45)
Don’t Break My Love
The Olivia Tremor Control (Friday, 4:35)
A Familiar Noise Called Train Director
Oneohtrix Point Never (Sunday, 5:45)
Sleep Dealer
Outer Minds (Friday, 3:20)
Outer Minds – Gimmie A Reason
The Psychic Paramount (Saturday, 1:00)
RW
Purity Ring (Friday, 8:20)
Fireshrine
Real Estate (Sunday, 4:15)
It’s Real
Schoolboy Q (Saturday, 5:45)
Blessed (ft. Kendrick Lamar)
Sleigh Bells (Saturday, 6:15)
Demons
Thee Oh Sees (Sunday, 2:50)
Lupine Dominus
Tim Hecker (Friday, 5:15)
The Piano Drop
Ty Segall (Sunday, 3:20)
I Bought My Eyes
Unknown Mortal Orchestra (Sunday, 1:45)
Ffunny Ffrends
Vampire Weekend (Sunday, 8:30)
Horchata
Wild Flag (Saturday, 5:15)
Wild Flag – Romance
Willis Earl Beal (Friday, 4:15)
Willis Earl Beal – Evening’s Kiss
Youth Lagoon (Saturday, 3:45)
July
