"The night before Music's Biggest Night, Pitchfork continued its streak of ringing in the new year with fun, undeniably risk-averse things we've never done before. At El Cid, a historic open-air venue in LA, we threw our first-ever Best New Music party in collaboration with Hennessy. Co-hosted by PinkPantheress, FKA twigs, Kaytranada, Perfume Genius, and Pitchfork editor Mano Sundaresan, the party brimmed with talented artists shaping the future of music."
"Every encounter felt worthy of a double take: OsamaSon and Nettspend linked with Olivia Rodrigo for a selfie; The Dare was in the cut without his signature tie and sunglasses; Doechii strutted by the DJ booth helmed by Bianca Lexis to request a dance with twigs. It felt like if you blinked once, you'd miss everything, especially with these Hennessy cocktails and head-busting hors d'oeuvres flying in from every direction."
"As electronic artist Lara Sarkissian set the tone with a DJ set early in the night, I brushed shoulders with silver-tongued A&Rs, rap writers celebrating their new books, and a dude who complimented my MBV shirt by telling me he was reading a book about MBV. I said what's up to Jim Legxacy who got a good laugh in because his beloved Manchester United beat my club's ass last week. I walked past PinkPantheress and thought, Damn, that was PinkPantheress."
Pitchfork held its first Best New Music party at El Cid in Los Angeles in collaboration with Hennessy. The event was co-hosted by PinkPantheress, FKA twigs, Kaytranada, Perfume Genius, and Mano Sundaresan. Guests included internet darlings, A&Rs, writers, and artists such as OsamaSon, Nettspend, Olivia Rodrigo, The Dare, Doechii, horsegiirL, zayALLCAPS, and Jim Legxacy. Lara Sarkissian and Bianca Lexis provided DJ sets and live callbacks to Gorillaz, M.I.A., and Nelly Furtado. The atmosphere mixed red-lit dancefloors, Hennessy cocktails, busy hors d'oeuvres, photobooths, and spontaneous performances that energized the crowd and created unexpected crossovers.
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