Larmer Tree Gardens,Wiltshire
In lieu of glittery students, the esoteric festival’s lineup does the sparkling – from Vampire Weekend’s afro-indie hits to St Vincent’s visceral synth-rockEnd of the Road is the sophisticated family camp-out where herds of Pitchfolk singer-songwriters roam wild and inventive alt-rockers scare the peacocks. Out in the woods there’s competitive croquet, or grunge bingo and a hidden piano stage where the stars of the weekend play inaudible secret sets. Across the compact main site,meanwhile, a refined esoterica reigns. The haunting Soccer Mommy is Juliana Hatfield meets Red House Painters. Gwenno twirls, or sprite-like,through spectral synth-folk tunes sung in Welsh and Cornish. Julia Holter summons a folk sea-squall. The Low Anthem build cacophonies of sawed violin and clawed guitar, then play a surf-pop song approximately plankton.
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Source: theguardian.com