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NOS Primavera Sound 2016, the review

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I’ll start this article by stating the obvious: the fifth edition of NOS Primavera Sound ended up having the most solid set of shows so far. As it’s the case with most festivals, this obviously depends on the choices you make, your taste in music, from where you choose to watch the gigs from, your level of intoxication, your company (or absence of) and, of course, the profile of the crowd surrounding you. Never leave those bastards spoil any show for you. Also, don’t be that bastard. Everybody hates you. Why don’t you just play with your phone in the new amazing food truck area instead of being in the front rows shouting like you’re in a loud bar? Summer festivals definitely need to have a stage with DJs permanently playing dance music the whole day. Maybe those idiots who don’t want to see concerts anyway spend the whole day there.

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NOS Primavera Sound 2016: 16 artists you shouldn’t miss

NOS Primavera Sound 2016 (NPS16) starts next Thursday, and who wouldn’t be excited to be there again? On top of that, just imagine you’ve moved from Portugal to a less sunny place. Of course you would be counting the hours. Now, practical stuff: have you printed the lovely timetables we made? Still having trouble deciding what to see? Our weekly Spotify playlist is entirely dedicated to NPS16. Check it out on the widget below, then read our festival preview.

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#35: Langhorne Slim, “The Spirit Moves”

The new Langhorne Slim & the Law record, The Spirit Moves, is on the spotlight this week, along with new songs by Julia Holter, Autre Ne Veut, New Order, Hop Along, Ought, Gun Outfit, Kurt Vile, Okkervil River, Donnie Fritts, and a beautiful, long Low song to wrap it all up.

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#34: Rayland Baxter, “Imaginary Man”

Rayland Baxter’s sophomore album, Imaginary Man, is the highlight of the week on our Spotify playlist. There are also two songs off the new beautiful Joan Shelley record, along with new songs by our buddy Kevin Morby, Andrew Combs, Lou Barlow, Donnie Fritts, The Apartments, Widowspeak, Julia Holter, and Liz Harris’ Helen.

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#26: Nap Eyes, “Whine of the Mystic”

This week we bring you a couple of tracks off the new Nap Eyes record, which was just reissued on Paradise of Bachelors. There are also new songs by Destroyer, Pega Monstro, Ought, Mac DeMarco, Neil Young, Julia Holter, RATATAT, Chelsea Wolfe, Blawan and Bleachers.