"Pitchfork Music Festival Paris kicked off on Monday night, November 3, with a show from Blood Orange before a packed house at L'Olympia. Against a backdrop of screens, Devonté Hynes, Eva Tolkin, and the especially magnetic Ian Isiah played from the new album Essex Honey, to go along with older favorites, and a minimalist string version of the Smiths' "How Soon Is Now?" It was a winning way to start the week."
"In the tiny bandshell in the underbelly of La Mécanique Ondulatoire, vocalist and guitarist Toby Bardsley was wearing a Blondie T-shirt-the iconic Debbie Harry's sly gaze radiated outward from his chest out to the crowd. Meanwhile, drummer Beth Diana was wearing a Deftones T-shirt behind her kit. The members of the London quartet-rounded out by guitarist Lawrence Bordean and bassist Adam Anderson-had just-right messy hair and fringes hitting at the eyebrows, but, luckily, they weren't merely looking the part of indie darlings."
Pitchfork Music Festival Paris began with Blood Orange performing at L'Olympia, featuring Devonté Hynes, Eva Tolkin, and Ian Isiah presenting material from Essex Honey alongside older favorites and a minimalist string rendition of the Smiths' "How Soon Is Now?" The festival included performances by Saya Gray and Erika de Casier and hosted Pitchfork Avant-Garde, a three-day, smaller-scale showcase concentrated across nearby venues to enable easy movement between sets. London quartet Saint Clair made its first French appearance in a compact bandshell, wearing heritage band T-shirts and delivering a wholehearted, '90s-inspired set that included "Warm," "Dreams," and the closer "Nevermind."
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