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Chvrches and Future Islands get spooky at Pitchfork Paris
Beautiful photos of their Halloween sets
Tags: Chvrches, Future Islands, Pitchfork Paris
by Andrew Trendell | Photos by Lucy Bridger
Tags: Chvrches, Future Islands, Pitchfork Paris
31 October, 2014: Chvrches and Future Islands don their best fancy dress to give Pitchfork Paris a Halloween to remember. Check out our beautiful, exclusive and a little spooky photos here.
After an early rush of adrenaline courtesy of Perfect Pussy, DD Dumbo and Son Lux, Future Islands were the evening's first highlight, rising to the occasion dressed as a vampire, werewolf and wicked witch.
"This song goes out to anyone who ever said I was a vampire," cackled frontman Samuel T Herring in booming Transylvanian accent. "You were fucking right."
Indeed, there's something superhuman about the way this man performs. As he prowls the stage, beating his chest, barking and flowing through his fluid, elastic dance moves, there's a primal sense of abandon to his presence - and the energy is infectious. Paris being united in song as we jerked our way through 'Seasons (Waiting On You)' is a memory that shall endure.
Across the Grande Halle De La Villette, MØ kept spirits high with a colourful, genre-defying burst from her stunning No Mythologies To Follow. However, it was Chvrches that would dominate the evening.
Taking to the stage with singer Lauren Mayberry painted as a skeleton, the Scottish electro-pop trio delivered a set worthy of headliners. Fresh from headlining London's Brixton Academy the night previous, they've evolved from those nervous ones to watch into a band with arena-ready potential.
Shimmering gems from their flawless 2013 debut The Bones Of What You Believe sounds as fresh as when we first fell in love with them, while new track 'Get Away' from the controversial BBC Drive re-scoring marks an adventurous leap into the future. With an absolute eyegasm of a sci-fi laser and light show, they have the songs, charisma and presence to match. Put bluntly, we never tire of seeing Chvrches - which is lucky as we eagerly await their ascent to stadium-filling greatness.
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