MusicFest NW comp. features exclusive Deerhunter :: Music News :: Articles

Musicfest Northwest has one major advantage over Musicfest Colorado, Musicfest Arizona and Musicfest Australia – a rhyming name. And, believe it or not, the party doesn’t stop there. The Portland-based event, which goes down Sept. 6-9, has a magnificently diverse lineup, best highlighted by this year’s official compilation. Have a looksee:

MusicFest NW Vol. 2
1. So Post All ‘Em – YACHT
2. None Shall Pass – Aesop Rock
3. Shitty Future – The Bronx
4. Returning To The Fold – The Thermals
5. The Underdog – Spoon
6. 1,000,000 Feet Below – Herman Jolly
7. Westward Ho – Richmond Fontaine
8. Dear Sara - Anders Parker
9. Our Life is not a Movie or Maybe – Okkervil River
10. When Planets Collide – Viva Voce
11. The Light – The Upsidedown
12. Living a Lie – Aqueduct
13. Summer’s Life – The Shaky Hands
14. Two Sheep Asleep – The Dirty Projectors
15. While You Live – Adrian Orange
16. On This Side – Tiny Vipers
17. Spring Break – Deerhunter * exclusive track
18. Knife – Grizzly Bear
19. Joe Metro – The Blue Scholars
20. Revolve – Eugene Mirman

You can pick it up at the event itself or on CDBaby.com, keeping in mind that nowhere else will you find that there Deerhunter track. Nowhere! Pretty slick, MusicFest, pretty slick. Of course, as with the tickets themselves, proceeds from CD sales go to the Rock and Roll Camp for Girls and the Oregon Music Hall of Fame.

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