Pitchfork Day 2: Schoolboy Q and Chromatics
By Andrew GillPitchfork Day 2: Schoolboy Q and Chromatics
By Andrew GillQ could do better because he clearly has a good sense of humor. At one point he gave a shout out to “all my white n*ggas,” saying “I don’t think rappers give enough respect to the white n*ggas, but that’s who’s always at my shows.” Maybe that wry humor comes through on his recorded output, but onstage all nuance was lost.
Chromatics following Schoolboy Q made no sense in the Blue Stage schedule. It was probably a concession to sound bleed issues from the Hot Chip set on the Red stage. The two bands both played UK styles of dance music and when walking between stages the fest felt like one huge dance club.
The moody restrained vocals paired with a steady driving beat was stylistically close to what Lower Dens’ more poppy moments on Friday. The difference is Chromatics’ music is clearly intended for the disco, or at least a steamy Ryan Gosling film soundtrack.