RFC Lollapalooza Madness: Droidcast picks for Sunday

Here they are. My picks for Sunday!

Dodos- Sunday 1:00-2:00

 After you see the new it band, Miniature Tigers, you might as well kick off your shoes and relax for another 45 minutes, because you can’t miss the Dodos' set, or you'll be sorry. I take that back, don’t take off your shoes in Grant Park... but do relax, you’ll have the whole day ahead, and what you’re about to see will blow you away-- count on it. 

 But, no, I’m not telling you what to do.

 The Dodos’ delightful brand of indie-folk, brightened by the sentimentality of baroque pop and the complexity of their beats, bring you back to the optimism of childhood, but still ask you to remain cerebrally involved. The labyrinth of rhythms and captivating instrumentation keep your physical in motion and your mind in search of the end—but you won’t want it to end. And no, I’m not telling you what to think.

 Though I will tell you what I love about the Dodos: the group’s creative approach folk rock, undeniably still grounded in an accessible format (see: Miller Chill commercial), is rooted in entirely different genres. Heartthrob Meric Long, the singer-songwriter, studied West African drumming before ever writing a beat for the band, and Logan Kroeber was an experienced metal drummer. You’d think he’d play a double bass, but instead doesn’t even use a bass drum and often tapes tambourines to his feet. I’ll certainly be there with bells on my shoes, side-stepping to every polyrhythm.  

 

Erykah Badu- Sunday 5:00-6:00

  Oh mystical earth mama, you didn’t need to strip down to your bare bad self this year for me to appreciate your honesty—your cosmic ambiance and mad feminine power had already captivated my heart. But I love you evermore for your directness and the importance you place on our carnal freedoms.

 Let’s be honest, I didn’t know what to expect from “Return of the Ankh” after the flawless “Fourth World War,” but old-school fans you know what I mean when I say that the type of honesty she provides on this album is refreshing—and it’s downright real. If you haven’t heard it, get on it right now.

 Currently, my favorite Badu song is the anthemic “Healer”—it gets stuck in my head weekly. That’s probably because it’s bigger than religion. Hip hop.

 You know what to do. Wear sunglasses, so you don’t look directly the sun the moment the radiant Erykah Badu, medulla oblongata, music, whatever she’s going by, takes the stage Sunday.

 

 MGMT- Sunday 6:00-7:15

  I’m so going to haul ass from one side of the park from Erykah Badu’s set to get to the Budweiser stage to secure a hot spot for MGMT and then weasel my way in for Arcade Fire. I made a giant mistake in 2008 (my last Lollapalooza) by skipping out on the MGMT show—even though I liked “Oracular Spectacular,” and even though all my friends warned me not to miss it. It was later hailed as the best show of the weekend. I learned my lesson.

 I love stories like theirs: side-project joke band that takes off and doesn’t let success go to their head.  Everyone expected user-friendly ear-candy album with songs like “Electric Feel,” “Kids,” and “Time to Pretend” from “Oracular” on the new album, “Congratulations,” but they didn’t get it. MGMT didn’t give us simple straightforward pop music, and they didn’t let up in any way, they just made art. Songs like “Brian Eno,” their single “Flash Delirium,” and “Someone’s Missing” are intense and psychedelic and charming in the way that it only took me one listen to be hooked.

 Some reviews compared their evolution to Pink Floyd, Of Montreal, and Beck, calling their change in sound art-rock, and I faithfully agree.

And yes, please pass the art-rock. That’s what I’m here for.

MGMT - Electric Feel

Comments

[mp3 for meditation]

Im so unfortunate to missed it. Hope there will be next time.

[laboratory freezers]

A rare talent to be seen. This is real music!

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