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#408: Itasca, “Imitation of War”

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#287: Snapped Ankles, “Forest of Your Problems”

We took a week off because we can. It gave us a few extra days to dive deeper into Snapped Ankles’ excellent “Forest of Your Problems”. The noisy London post-punk (if we can define it like that…) band refines their sound further, bringing us some hip-moving motorik we can use to pretend the world is back to normal and we can all dance again. Responsibly.

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NOS Primavera Sound 2018: printable timetables & playlist

It’s that time of the year again! The seventh edition of the Porto edition of the Primavera Sound festival brings along the seventh edition of our printable timetables you all know and love, and, with it, our seventh preview of the lineup.


Download the timetables (always subject to change; Liminal Soundbath was cancelled): Regular PDFMobile PDF / Customisable Excel file

Meanwhile, we have also published our usual headliner-free Primavera Spotify playlist (check the end of the post) so you can check out some of the smaller names on the lineup that deserve our seal of approval. We tried to achieve a balance between local artists, songwriters, indie pop/rock, electronica and stuff you cannot really fit in a single basket. Some have been around for a while (Shellac, Wolf Parade, The Twilight Sad…), others are quickly establishing themselves as household names on their genres (Waxahatchee, Thundercat, Amen Dunes…) while others are still giving their first steps on festival lineups (DJ Lycox, Jay Som, Fogo Fogo…). All aboard.

Thursday, June 7th

First day usually means people are not coming to the festival early because they’re either working or being a tourist in downtown Porto and we obviously cannot blame anyone who decides to do something else in the limited time they have in such a beautiful town you don’t see every day. But, as we will see, this year, some of the most interesting acts play fairly early, starting with Fogo Fogo (SEAT stage, 17:30) paying homage to Cape Verdean funaná, followed by the unique songwriting of Waxahatchee (NOS stage, 18:20) and the classic indie rock of the Scottish band The Twilight Sad (SEAT, 19:15). Later on, after headliners Father John Misty and Lorde, Lisbon dance outfit Moullinex (Super Bock stage, 23:20) opens the dance floor of a very energetic last third of the day.

Friday, June 8th

Again, there’s way too much stuff to see right from the start: local stoner mammoths Black Bombaim (Super Bock, 17:00) give way to one of the finest songwriters on the festival this year. Amen Dunes (SEAT, 18:00) is back with an unmissable new record, and while you’re still cherishing what you’ve just seen, Zeal & Ardor (Super Bock, 18:50) will provide a challenge even for those who thought they’ve seen it all. There’s nothing wrong with mixing gospel and blues with noisy metal. Then, even though the overlapping acts are strong, don’t even think about missing the reason why we all sign up for this, the annual celebration of SHELLAC OF NORTH AMERICA (Super Bock, 21:00). Then, as the night starts to cool off, you can be sure you won’t feel cold dancing to the sweet kuduro-ish tunes of DJ Lycox (Bits stage, 23:00) in the new electronic stage of the festival, before immersing yourself in the world of Thundercat (Pitchfork stage, 23:30), the coolest and grooviest bass guitar player around.

Saturday, June 9th

You don’t need to understand Portuguese to appreciate the pop melodies of Luís Severo (SEAT, 17:00). Then stick around for Aussie indie rockers (with a touch of twang) Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever (SEAT, 18:00), the nightmare of anyone that makes printable festival timetables and has to adjust column sizes to adapt to long band names. Young songwriters Vagabon (Pitchfork, 19:00) and Jay Som (Pitchfork, 22:00) also make their first appearance in Portugal and are not to be missed, but the latter has a mountain to climb, playing at the same time headliner Nick Cave takes the stage and at the same time Wolf Parade (SEAT, 21:45) finally play their debut show in the peninsula, thirteen years after the seminal Apologies to the Queen Mary. It’s a tough call, but we’re sorry, Nick. And good luck trying to choose between The War on Drugs and Nils Frahm later on. We’ll just leave you with a small playlist with a few songs you should listen to.

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#141: Sarah Shook & the Disarmers, “Years”

Bolachas Now Playing, 14/2018 (#141): 

Gulfer – Secret Stuff

The Cairo Gang – Real Enough To Believe

Superorganism – Something for your M.I.N.D.

Forth Wanderers – Ages Ago

illuminati hotties – Paying off the Happiness

Hop Along – Look of Love

Sarah Shook & the Disarmers – The Bottle Never Lets Me Down

Sarah Shook & the Disarmers – Lesson

Marem Ladson – Shades of Blue

Soccer Mommy – Cool

Wye Oak – Join

Fenne Lily – Car Park

Jess Williamson – Mama Proud

Faustina Masigat – Stay with Me

Erin Rae – Can’t Cut Loose

Amen Dunes – Satudarah

Holy Motors – Valley

Altin Gün – Kırşehirin Gülleri

Sons of Kemet – My Queen is Harriet Tubman

Imarhan – Alwa

Dungen, Woods – Loop

Western Centuries – Warm Guns

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#130: First Aid Kit, “Ruins”

Bolachas Now Playing, 03/2018 (#130):

Xylouris White – Daphne

Eels – The Deconstruction

Typhoon – Ariadne

Ought – Disgraced in America

Josh T. Pearson – Straight to the Top!

Lucy Dacus – Addictions

Superchunk – Erasure (ft. Waxahatchee)

The Decemberists – Severed

Suuns – Watch You, Watch Me

Calexico – Under the Wheels

The Sea and Cake – Any Day

Yo La Tengo – She May, She Might

Amen Dunes – Miki Dora

First Aid Kit – Rebel Heart

First Aid Kit – Fireworks

Caitlin Canty – Take Me for a Ride

Johanna Warren – Inreverse

Haley Heynderickx – Untitled God Song