PITCHFORK MUSIC FESTIVAL PHOTOS: Sleigh Bells, Wild Flag, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Cloud Nothings, Atlas Sound, and More

Words and Photos by Andrew Parks

“The rain killed my shit,” said Bradford Cox, as he wrapped up one of his meandering, intermittently entertaining Atlas Sound sets.

Anyone who spent their entire day at the Pitchfork Music Festival on Saturday felt the Deerhunter frontman’s pain throughout, with an afternoon that was plagued by power shortages (the cacophonous close of Cloud Nothings’ set), mud-mashing downpours and Liturgy’s strange turn from a philosophy-quoting black-metal band to a laptop-shocked duo. Moments of brilliance peeked through the clouds, however, including the whiplash rock of Wild Flag (including a killer cover of Television’s “See No Evil” that was lost on most fans), the Marshall stack breakdowns of Sleigh Bells, and the grandiose apocalypse now scores of Godspeed You! Black Emperor.

Have a look at our photo evidence below…

Sleigh Bells @ Pitchfork Music Festival

Sleigh Bells @ Pitchfork Music Festival

Sleigh Bells @ Pitchfork Music Festival

[The Atlas Moth]

The Atlas Moth @ Pitchfork Music Festival

The Atlas Moth @ Pitchfork Music Festival

[Cloud Nothings]

Cloud Nothings @ Pitchfork Music Festival

[Wild Flag]

Wild Flag @ Pitchfork Music Festival

Wild Flag @ Pitchfork Music Festival

[Liturgy]

Liturgy @ Pitchfork Music Festival

[Flying Lotus]

Flying Lotus @ Pitchfork Music Festival

[Atlas Sound]

Atlas Sound @ Pitchfork Music Festival

[Cults]

Cults @ Pitchfork Music Festival

[Danny Brown]

Danny Brown @ Pitchfork Music Festival

[Hot Chip]

Hot Chip @ Pitchfork Music Festival

Hot Chip @ Pitchfork Music Festival

[Godspeed You! Black Emperor]

Godspeed You! Black Emperor @ Pitchfork Music Festival

Godspeed You! Black Emperor @ Pitchfork Music Festival

Godspeed You! Black Emperor @ Pitchfork Music Festival

[Grimes]

Grimes @ Pitchfork Music Festival

Pitchfork Music Festival fans

Pitchfork Music Festival fans

Pitchfork Music Festival fans

Pitchfork Music Festival fans