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The psychedelic-rock artist reimagines a ’70s-esque, soft-rock sound with guitar-driven songs. By Kendall Polidori Ty Segall & the Freedom Band ringing one guitar solo after another on Day Two of Pitchfork Music Festival.
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Since 2006, the Pitchfork Music Festival that grew out of the renowned music publication has graced Chicago’s Union Park with undeniably talented bands from a range of genres. These artists aren’t necessarily the most popular—they’re often the hidden gems that represent the best of their genre and show what may lie ahead in music. It’s tempting to throw all of the bands at Pitchfork into the “indie” category, but that doesn’t recognize their diversity. The festival actually displays everything that makes great music across a wide spectrum of genres. Acts range from indiefolk rockers Phoebe Bridgers, Big Thief and Waxahatchee, to eccentric psych-rock groups like Ty Segall & Freedom Band and Divino Niño. They run the gamut from funky acidjazz artists like Thundercat, to the neo-soul of Erykah Badu. Groups like Special Interest intertwine electronic beats with a heavy punk in-your-face vibration. Even those who hesitate to venture beyond the familiar can begin their exploration of Pitchfork by listening to music from their go-to genres. They may even find themselves devoting time to a genre they’ve previously ignored or even disdained. Before performing at Pitchfork in August, Tamara Lindeman, frontwoman of the Canadian folk band The Weather Station, said she likes to know the people behind the music, which then leads her to find new music in relation to those artists. You expand your musical hori-
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