Of all the expectations you could have had for Neutral Milk Hotel’s Saturday headlining slot at Pitchfork Festival—a standoffish Jeff Mangum; a crowd of people in paisley print “not getting” Neutral Milk Hotel—a rowdy moshpit probably would have been at the bottom of the list, if on it at all. But there I was, throwing bows, moving with a rising tide, trying to make sure I didn’t fall over and get squashed by a million pairs of Keds as the crowd went mental to “Holland, 1945.” In terms of ferocity, it probably won’t come close to beating the pit that’s sure to form when Deafheaven play Sunday, but in terms of sheer size, it was the biggest pit I’ve experienced. And it formed during a song that imagines the reincarnation of Anne Frank. If you want proof that anything is possible, there it is.
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I Will Bury You in Time
Holland, 1945
King of Carrot Flowers Pt. One
King of Carrot Flowers Pts. Two & Three
Naomi
Ferris Wheel on Fire
Two-Headed Boy
In the Aeroplane Over the Sea
Gardenhead/Leave Me Alone
Song Against Sex
Ruby Bulbs
Snow Song Pt. 1
Little Birds
Ghost
Untitled
Two-Headed Boy Pt. Two
Oh ComelyAndrew is still emotionally reeling from Neutral Milk Hotel's Pitchfork set. He's on Twitter - @thestorfer.--Want more Noisey coverage of Pitchfork Music Festival? Check these out.We’re All Losers, Baby: Beck Played All the Hits at Pitchfork Music FestivalThe Scenes of Pitchfork Music Festival, Day OneThe Scenes of Pitchfork Festival, Day TwoPitchfork Festival Preview: Can I Sleep Through This Band's Set?