Obscure Pitchfork bands

BEAR IN HEAVEN (6:45PM SAT) In Pitchfork terms Passion Pit twists into a double helix of art-prog covered in soft pop peach fuzz. In layman’s terms Busy, anthemic rock In your mom’s terms Genesis without the money, suits and Ronald Reagan puppets

BEST COAST (1:55PM SUN) In Pitchfork terms A Go-Go toking in Joe Meek’s closet bashes out jangle-hiss over Beach Boy cassettes. In layman’s terms Beach rock on a dime In your mom’s terms Annette Funicello hanging with the wrong crowd

DÂM-FUNK (3:45PM SAT) In Pitchfork terms Playing Nintendo in an ’80s porn with Giorgio Moroder and J Dilla In layman’s terms Funky synthesizer slow jams In your mom’s terms Prince, but weirder

NETHERFRIENDS (1PM SAT) In Pitchfork terms Tropic-bliss bongo-pop in the genus of Panda Bear In layman’s terms Mellow acoustic pop with sandals and synthesizers In your mom’s terms Lullabies for art students

SONNY & THE SUNSETS (1:55PM SAT) In Pitchfork terms Jonathan Richman and his Postmodern Lovers put on their Raincoats for a stormy luau. In layman’s terms Earnest and threadbare beach-bum folk from a guy who’s lived the life In your mom’s terms You know that band in the FreeCreditReport.com commercials?

SHARON VAN ETTEN (3:30PM FRI) In Pitchfork terms Vashti Bunyan gives CPR to Sibylle Baier on NPR and rejoices with mellifluous hallelujahs. In layman’s terms Bewitching, harmony-laden folk In your mom’s terms Hippies who never went away

TALLEST MAN ON EARTH (4PM FRI) In Pitchfork terms Robert Zimmerman’s second coming In layman’s terms The umpteenth knockoff of Bob Dylan In your mom’s terms Bob Dylan

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