{"id":459,"date":"2016-06-28T14:23:18","date_gmt":"2016-06-28T14:23:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bolachas.org\/testes\/?p=459"},"modified":"2020-09-14T20:54:57","modified_gmt":"2020-09-14T19:54:57","slug":"nos-primavera-sound-2016-the-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bolachas.org\/?p=459","title":{"rendered":"NOS Primavera Sound 2016, the review"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\u00a9 Hugo Lima<\/a><\/p>\n

I\u2019ll 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\u2019s 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\u2019t be that bastard. Everybody hates you. Why don\u2019t you just play with your phone in the new amazing food truck area instead of being in the front rows shouting like you\u2019re 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\u2019t want to see concerts anyway spend the whole day there.<\/p>\n

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THURSDAY<\/b><\/p>\n

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Parquet Courts. \u00a9 Hugo Lima<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

That being said, let\u2019s start with the worst and go uphill from here. No matter the lineup for the first day, there\u2019s a huge chance that most people will think Thursday was the worst day of the festival for them. The truth is you can\u2019t please everyone, and having no choice but to see the band that\u2019s performing in one of the main stages seems a bit limiting in an era of multi-stages music festivals.<\/p>\n

The major downside?<\/p>\n

Since there\u2019s no other choice, all the morons mentioned in the first paragraph will be concentrated in front of the same stage, ruining most concerts for you, especially those who aren\u2019t particularly loud. We look forward to seeing Julia Holter<\/b> playing in a non-hostile environment, when you can actually pick whatever spot (or seat) you\u2019d like without being exposed to people\u2019s phone calls, drunken antics, or plain old\u00a0\u201chey, you! Haven\u2019t seen you since last year\u2019s edition of the festival, let\u2019s catch up in front of this stage instead of doing it over a beer and a sandwich 100m from here!\u201d. At least Sensible Soccers<\/b>\u2019 concert wasn\u2019t ruined by jerks, since only those really interested in seeing concerts get to the festival grounds by 5pm. The Portuguese trio (although they play as a 4-piece live) kicked off the festival in style, with the highlight being the beautiful non-album krauty track \u201cSofrendo Por Voc\u00ea<\/a>\u201d.<\/p>\n

But there\u2019s worse things than having the audience sabotage a gig: the band itself doing it. Sigur R\u00f3s<\/b>, only a three piece, decided to bury their own legacy in front of everyone. Their majestic instrumental \u201cclassic\u201d sound was replaced by layers of bullshit electronica that every newcomer to the scene does better. Anyone up to signing this useless thing called an \u201conline petition\u201d to call them on their murder of their beautiful, absolutely essential classic \u201cStar\u00e1lfur\u201d? Seriously, it\u2019s 2016 and your national football team is more relevant than you. Nobody would predict this in 2015, let alone ten or fifteen years ago. The bottom line? Stop predicting things. (Of course, even if the band itself didn\u2019t want to ruin their own gig, there was this idiot shouting to his friend on the phone, and, when told to shut the hell up, said something alone the lines of\u00a0\u201cwhat? Am I not allowed to talk now?\u201d. Sure. #JeSuisIdiotTalkingOnThePhoneAtASigurR\u00f3sShow<\/p>\n

Thursday had a clear winner: Parquet Courts<\/b>. Under some light rain that couldn\u2019t stop itself from visiting the Parque da Cidade for yet another year, the NY rockers made sure their superb new album Human Performance <\/i>isn\u2019t the only reason people would talk about them in five years. They\u2019ll be known, at least by the people who were there, as that band that defeated all the loudmouthed retards at once in the first day of the 2016 edition of the festival.\u00a0\u201cDust\u201d,\u00a0\u201cBerlin Got Blurry\u201d,\u00a0\u201cOne Man No City\u201d,\u00a0\u201cSunbathing Animal\u201d, some proper mosh and crowdsurf, etc. They\u2019ve delivered it all.<\/p>\n

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FRIDAY<\/b><\/p>\n

Fifth time watching Cass McCombs<\/b> for me, fifth time it was totally worth it. From the rambling of \u201cBig Wheel\u201d to the typical show closer, warm slow burner \u201cCounty Line\u201d, and also going through the lovely\u00a0\u201cMorning Star\u201d and the old favorite\u00a0\u201cDon\u2019t Vote\u201d, McCombs and his band were jammy as we never saw it before, the perfect soundtrack to a lazy, sunny Friday afternoon.<\/p>\n

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Destroyer. \u00a9 Hugo Lima<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

In one of the best back to back concert sequences of the festival\u2019s history, Destroyer<\/b> was to follow on the Super Bock stage. Dan Bejar, cool as ever, led an eight element band through songs off their latest record, Poison Season<\/i>, while also revisiting select tracks off Kaputt <\/i>and the amazing \u201cEuropean Oils\u201d off his masterpiece Rubies<\/i>.<\/p>\n

There was barely time to breathe: pop music giant Brian Wilson<\/b>\u00a0was to perform the Beach Boys\u2019 biggest piece of legacy, Pet Sounds<\/i>, right away on the NOS stage. It was quite a sad sight to see the 73 year old musician being carried in arms to the stage. The show could be even more depressing if the audience wasn\u2019t as happy as they were, singing the Beach Boys\u2019 classics in unison and cheering for the old man as if they were some sort of football ultras. After the magical sequence\u00a0\u201cSloop John B\u201d and\u00a0\u201cGod Only Knows\u201d, it was time to move.<\/p>\n

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Dinosaur Jr.\u00a0\u00a9 Hugo Lima<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Admittedly, the only reason that made us move away from the NOS stage was Dinosaur Jr<\/b>.\u00a0That was also one of the best decisions anyone could make. After decades in the road, Mascis & co are still one of the best rock bands you can see on a stage. If you\u2019ve looked me in the eyes during the Brian Wilson concert, you could actually Feel the Pain of me missing half of their concert. At least I was still on time to see them blast through the new song \u201cTiny\u201d from their upcoming album coming this August, and to witness them play a certain classic song that\u2019s arguably even better than the original, written by some guys named\u00a0\u201cThe Cure\u201d or something.<\/p>\n

But the most surprising moment of the night for me was Protomartyr<\/b>\u2019s concert at the Pitchfork stage. The Detroit post-punk act completely blew away everyone who bothered to go see them instead of watching Mudhoney (still kicking myself for not seeing them, though) and they\u2019ve probably earned quite an amount of new fans. The Agent Intellect<\/i> isn\u2019t exactly a hidden gem or something since they\u2019ve generated quite some press last year, but this is a good time to dig up their past work.<\/p>\n

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Tortoise. \u00a9 Hugo Sousa<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The night would not be completed with one of the best live bands in the world, one that transcends the typical indie-rockish world that Primavera is all about. Tortoise<\/b>\u00a0were presenting their latest album in their first visit to Portugal, leaving behind some fan-favorites (where are my songs off TNT<\/i>, dudes?), but that doesn\u2019t mean every moment of the show wasn\u2019t superb. Bonus point for opening with the all victorious \u201cHigh Class Slim Came Floatin\u2019 In\u201d.<\/p>\n

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SATURDAY<\/b><\/p>\n

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Cate Le Bon. \u00a9 Hugo\u00a0Lima<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

First highlight of the day right after getting to the festival site: the marvelous Cate Le Bon<\/b>\u00a0was finally touching holy ground. Or did it only become holy the moment she touched it? We\u2019ll never know. While her native Wales was defeating Slovakia at the Euros, Cate Le Bon and her four piece band were defeating a harsh heat with some of the most beautiful and intricate songs of the three days of festival. Can\u2019t wait to see her again in a proper room setting.<\/p>\n

Now for something completely different: the Neil Michael Hagerty & the Howling Hex<\/b>\u00a0concert could perfectly be forgettable, as it was clearly the show where less people were attending, possibly in the history of the festival. But the copious amount of already consumed drugs being showcased in that stage during the 25 (!) minutes of the show made it memorable for everyone who was there. Of course the songs off the great Denver<\/i>, released earlier this year via Drag City, were somehow botched in the process, but hey, it\u2019s only rock and roll.<\/p>\n

Speaking of rock and roll: how could you not love Saturday night\u2019s lineup?<\/p>\n

Drive Like Jehu<\/b>\u00a0looked like they\u2019ve never disbanded, even if it\u2019s been 22 years since Yank Crime. The San Diego post-hardcore heroes delivered swell guitar hooks left and right (\u201dSuper Unison\u201d,\u00a0\u201cHuman Interest\u201d\u2026) motivating the first big pit of the night. Maybe we could expect a brand new album anytime soon?<\/p>\n

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Titus Andronicus. \u00a9 Hugo Sousa<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

But the biggest party of the night had to be the one Titus Andronicus put out. Like my Spanish friends say, ellos la liaran parda. A proper punk rock party like you almost can\u2019t find in any decent festival anymore with everything we deserve and more: their new hymn\u00a0\u201cDimed Out\u201d, classic tunes from their debut album (\u201cTitus Andronicus\u201d,\u00a0\u201cUpon Viewing Brueghel\u2019s \u201cLandscape With the Fall of Icarus”\u201d\u2026), a Ramones cover, and, of course, some cuts off The Monitor<\/i>, arguably the most iconic punk rock album of the past decade (\u201dThe Battle of Hampton Roads\u201d and the closer\u00a0\u201cA More Perfect Union\u201d). Can anyone top this? Better call\u2026<\/p>\n

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Shellac. \u00a9\u00a0Hugo Sousa<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Well, the truth is any single person who has been to a\u00a0Shellac show before certainly can\u2019t comprehend how can anyone that has a little bit of life left inside themselves (and a half-decent taste in music to go along with it) not go to a Shellac show, especially if they\u2019re in a 10min walking radius from the stage.<\/p>\n

I love my life, and I always side with the defenders \u2014 the defenders of fun<\/i><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Never change. And see you next year, regardless of who plays at the same time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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