Read why after the jump plus my full report on seven other notable acts from Saturday afternoon and evening.
Singer/keyboardist Victoria Legrand and guitarist Alex Scally, joined by a drummer, fought through this distraction admirably.
Norway came through crystal clear, its arrangement as sparkling as the diamond-shaped objects revolving over the bands heads.
According to Scally, the cover is a work in progress.
Beach House hereby must record and release their version as soon as possible.
I meandered over to the main stage, whereTokyo Police Clubwas playing an afternoon set.
Nearly all made me want to hear more.
Even amongadmirers, the whispery nothings onthe xxs 2009debuthave a reputation for translating inconsistently to live configs.
Im sorry to say that the British trios second stage set did nothing to dispel this impression.
In the studio, they build an often alluring atmosphere from repetitive guitar licks and low-key vocals.
Im glad I did.
This is how its done.
Best of all were the intertwining voices of Amber Coffman, Angel Deradoorian, and Haley Dekle.
Hearing her masterful delivery on those tunes made me wish Id been able to hear everything that preceded them.
After that it was on to the second stage forMGMT, who had drawn a huge crowd.
I cant blame them those songs are lots of fun.
I looked up from one of MGMTs last songs to see thatMusehad already taken the main stage.
Look, I understand the appeal of presenting songs like Resistance and Time Is Running Out with maximum melodrama.
Sleep deprivation was starting to set in by now, but they kept me awake, all right.
Sometimes less really is more.
Pavement!!!)
Were any of you at Coachella on day two?
What were your favorite acts?
