FYF Fest | Day 2: D'Angelo, FKA Twigs, Flume

At first glance, Sunday’s FYF lineup was more of an aquired taste than Saturday’s, but that didn’t stop it from being just as powerful of a show. There was a whole new slate of guest appearances, and every artist that took the stage was undoubtedly looking to inspire shock and awe.

Toro Y Moi ushered in the night with a fun, funky low-fi dance party which served as the perfect backdrop to the sun setting behind the scaffolding of Main stage.

Next up was Flume, who kicked off his set by bringing out Andrew Wyatt of Miike Snow to sing vocals on their latest collaboration “Some Minds”. From there, he made sure to pump out all the foundational hits like Sleepless and Holdin On, while still layering in some of his B-side bangers. Oh, and let’s not forget that he brought out Lorde for his remix of “Tennis Court” to bring the whole thing home.

After watching the Death Grips set, I’ve decided they are a band in a league entirely unto themselves. Somewhere between hip hop and heavy metal, this group out of San Francisco attracts a widely diverse crowd of hipsters, metal heads, and your standard male/female hip hop fan. Each and every one of them coalescing in a mosh pit that pulsated from the moment MC Ride walked on the stage (cloaked, mic in hand), all the way through to when the very last beat came out of the PA.

When I think about the typical D’Angelo set, I think slow jams and R&B with the occasional jazz progression sprinkled in here and there. But that was certainly not the case with his performance last night. Better adjectives for describing his set would be “funky”, “lively”, or “just plain fun”. While I was kind of disappointed that I didn’t get to see Morrissey, I was beyond pleasantly surprised to catch this awesome set from Mr. Archer and his band.

For the grand finally of the night (and the weekend), FYF festival goers got the chance to experience a performance by FKA Twigs that could only be described as otherworldly. With a unique blend of Cirque du Soleil-esque dancers, combined with a soulful atmostpheric-trap audio back drop, and led by the jaw dropping vocals of Tahlia Barnett, this set was something truly awe inspiring. So fluid was the music and choreography, that you could barely tell where one song ended and the next one began.

The only thing you knew for sure was when the show was over and Tahlia and her dancers walked off stage to the eruption of a massive crowd applause.