Pitchfork Music Festival is finally back this weekend following a year of cancellations and delays due to COVID-19, so we’ve selected five artists to watch. Check them out below and be sure to keep up with our coverage of the entire weekend.
ARMAND HAMMER (Friday, 1-1:40pm, Green Stage)
Who are they?
Consisting of New York-based artists Billy Woods and Elucid, Armand Hammer formed in 2013 with the release of the duo’s Half Measure mixtape.
What should I listen to first?
Any recent projects or singles?
YAEJI (Friday, 7:45-8:30pm, Blue Stage)
Who are they?
Born in New York and raised in South Korea before moving to Pittsburgh for college at Carnegie Mellon, Yaeji began DJing and producing after returning to New York following graduation.
What should I listen to first?
Any recent projects or singles?
WHAT WE DREW 우리가 그려왔던
PAC-TIVE
MAXO KREAM (Saturday, 2:45-3:30pm, Blue Stage)
Who are they?
Born and raised in Houston, Maxo Kream first gained traction with a string of mixtape releases culminating in the release of 2015’s #Maxo187 and a number of guest appearances including Fetti with Playboi Carti and DA$H the same year.
What should I listen to first?
Any recent projects or singles?
Big Persona (feat. Tyler, the Creator)
Local Joker
FAYE WEBSTER (Saturday, 4-4:45pm, Blue Stage)
Who are they?
Born and raised in Atlanta, Faye Webster is an indie-folk artist that draws from a number of styles. After releasing her debut album on Awful Records (yes, that Awful Records), she signed with famed indie-label Secretly Canadian in 2018.
What should I listen to first?
Any recent projects or singles?
I Know I’m Funny haha
Sagittarius Superstar (feat. Faye Webster)
YVES TUMOR (Sunday, 5:15-6pm, Blue Stage)
Who are they?
Born in Miami, raised in Knoxville and based in Turin, Italy, Yves Tumor debuted in 2015 with the release of two extended plays before signing with Warp Records in 2017. After releasinig the critically acclaimed Safe in the Hands of Love the following year, they rose in popularity with 2020’s Heaven to a Tortured Mind.
What should I listen to first?
Any recent projects or singles?
