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Photos of the year 2013

The Hives, Store Vega, Copenhagen, 31.01.2013 (Photo by Tom Spray)
The Men, Stengade, Copenhagen, 21.03.2013 (Photo by Morten Krogh)
The Soft Moon, Loppen, Copenhagen, 30.03.2013 (Photo by Morten Krogh)
Shout Out Louds, Lille Vega, Copenhagen, 09.04.2013 (Photo by Hilmar Darri Flygenring)
Folkeklubben, Pumpehuset, Copenhagen, 25.04.2013 (Photo by Morten Krogh)
Autre Ne Veut, Rust, Copenhagen, 23.04.2013 (Photo by Tom Spray)
Daughter, Lille Vega, Copenhagen, 10.04.2013 (Photo by Tom Spray)
Japandroids, Store Vega, Copenhagen, 03.04.2013 (Photo by Tom Spray)
Jake Bugg, Store Vega, Copenhagen, 02.04.2013 (Photo by Tom Spray)
Palma Violets, BETA, Copenhagen, 31.03.2013 (Photo by Tom Spray)
Schultz and Forever, DR Byen, Copenhagen, 03.03.2013 (Photo by Tom Spray)
Araab Muzik, KB3, Copenhagen, 08.03.2013 (Photo by Tom Spray)
Metz, Ideal Bar, Copenhagen, 04.03.2013 (Photo by Tom Spray)
Crystal Castles, Store Vega, Copenhagen, 02.03.2013 (Photo by Tom Spray)
Cody, Store Vega, 01.03.2013 (Photo by Tom Spray)
Widowspeak, Loppen, Copenhagen, 08.05.2013 (Photo by Tom Spray)
Øresundsfestival, Malmö, 10.05.2013 (Photo by Tom Spray)
The Eclectic Moniker, Øresundsfestival, Malmö, 10.05.2013 (Photo by James Hjertholm)
Broke, Øresundsfestival, Malmö, 11.05.2013 (Photo by Tom Spray)
MØ, Øresundsfestival, Malmö, 11.05.2013 (Photo by Tom Spray)
Iceage, Øresundsfestival, Malmö, 11.05.2013 (Photo by Tom Spray)
The White Album, Øresundsfestival, Malmö, 11.05.2013 (Photo by James Hjertholm)
Bruce Springsteen, Parken, Copenhagen, 14.05.2013 (Photo by Tom Spray)
Bring Me The Horizon, Amager Bio, Copenhagen, 18.05.2013 (Photo by Tom Spray)
Beach Fossils, Stengade, Copenhagen, 21.05.2013 (Photo by Tom Spray)
Nick Cave, Optimus Primavera Sound, Porto, 31.05.2013 (Photo by Janye Yong)
Blur, Optimus Primavera Sound, Porto, 31.05.2013 (Photo by Janye Yong)
Grizzly Bear, Optimus Primavera Sound, Porto, 01.06.2013 (Photo by Janye Yong)
A$AP Rocky, Falconer Salen, Copenhagen, 11.06.2013 (Photo by Tom Spray)
Mew, Store Vega, Copenhagen, 12.06.2013 (Photo by Tom Spray)
The National, Loppen, Copenhagen, 20.06.2013 (Photo by Tom Spray)
Trash Talk, Store Vega, Copenhagen, 27.06.2013 (Photo by Tom Spray)
Drenge, Roskilde Festival, 04.07.2013 (Photo by Tom Spray)
Savages, Roskilde Festival, 04.07.2013 (Photo by Tom Spray)
Slipknot crowd, Roskilde Festival, 04.07.2013 (Photo by Tom Spray)
Animal Collective, Roskilde Festival, 04.07.2013 (Photo by Tom Spray)
Metz, Roskilde Festival, 05.07.2013 (Photo by Tom Spray)
EL-P, Roskilde Festival, 05.07.2013 (Photo by Tom Spray)
Iceage, Roskilde Festival, 06.07.2013
Action Bronson, Roskilde Festival, 06.07.2013 (Photo by Tom Spray)
The National, Roskilde Festival, 06.07.2013 (Photo by Tom Spray)
Metallica, Roskilde Festival, 06.07.2013 (Photo by Tom Spray)
Sigur Ros, Roskilde Festival, 06.07.2013 (Photo by Tom Spray)
James Blake, Roskilde Festival, 07.07.2013 (Photo by Tom Spray)
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Roskilde Festival, 07.07.2013 (Photo by Tom Spray)
Queens Of The Stone Age, Roskilde Festival, 07.07.2013 (Photo by Tom Spray)
Kraftwerk, Roskilde Festival, 07.07.2013 (Photo by Tom Spray)
Kraftwerk crowd, Roskilde Festival, 07.07.2013 (Photo by Tom Spray)
John Legend, Store Vega, Copenhagen, 16.07.2013 (Photo by Tom Spray)
Sleep Party People, Pumpehuset, Copenhagen, 27.07.2013 (Photo by Tom Spray)
The Smashing Pumpkins, Falconer Salen, 31.07.2013 (Photo by Tom Spray)
OFF Festival, Katowice, Poland (Photo by Tom Spray)
OFF Festival, Katowice, Poland (Photo by Tom Spray)
AlunaGeorge, OFF Festival, Katowice, Poland (Photo by Tom Spray)
Cloud Nothings, OFF Festival, Katowice, Poland (Photo by Tom Spray)
OFF Festival, Katowice, Poland (Photo by Tom Spray)
Julia Holter, OFF Festival, Katowice, Poland (Photo by Tom Spray)
The Walkmen, OFF Festival, Katowice, Poland (Photo by Tom Spray)
Autre Ne Veut, OFF Festival, Katowice, Poland (Photo by Tom Spray)
Japandroids crowd, OFF Festival, Katowice, Poland (Photo by Tom Spray)
We draw A, OFF Festival, Katowice, Poland (Photo by Tom Spray)
Fucked Up, OFF Festival, Katowice, Poland (Photo by Tom Spray)
My Bloody Valentine, OFF Festival, Katowice, Poland (Photo by Tom Spray)
Japandroids, OFF Festival, Katowice, Poland (Photo by Tom Spray)
Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Tivoli Concert Hall, Copenhagen, 07.08.2013 (Photo by Tom Spray)
Ice Cream Cathedral, Lille Vega, Copenhagen, 07.08.2013 (Photo by Morten Aagaard Krogh)
Haim, Lille Vega, Copenhagen, 07.08.2013 (Photo by Morten Aagaard Krogh)
Tame Impala, Store Vega, Copenhagen, 09.08.2013 (Photo by Tom Spray)
Dirty Beaches, Copenhagen, 11.08.2013 (Photo by Tom Spray)
Mikal Cronin, Pumpehuset, Copenhagen, 11.08.2013 (Photo by Tom Spray)
Ducktails, Pumpehuset, Copenhagen, 11.08.2013 (Photo by Tom Spray)
Trans Metro Express, Strøm Festival, 13.08.2013 (Photo by Morten Aagaard Krogh)
The Haxan Cloak, Cisternerne, Copenhagen, 14.08.2013 (Photo by Morten Aagaard Krogh)
Ice Cream Cathedral, Malmo Festival, Road Trip, 17.08.2013 (Photo by Morten Aagaard Krogh)
Baby In Vain, Malmo Festival, Road Trip, 17.08.2013 (Photo by Morten Aagaard Krogh)
David Byrne & St Vincent, Falconer Salen, Copenhagen, 22.08.2013 (Photo by Morten Aagaard Krogh)
MS MR, Rust, Copenhagen, 28.08.2013 (Photo by Ivan Boll)
Matthew E. White, Store Vega, Copenhagen, 09.09.2013 (Photo by Jen Tse)
A Place To Bury Strangers, Loppen, Copenhagen, 24.09.2013 (Photo by Morten Aagaard Krogh)
Delorean, Lille Vega, Copenhagen, 25.09.2013 (Photo by Jen Tse)
Editors, Store Vega, Copenhagen, 26.09.2013 (Photo by Tom Spray)
MGMT, Store Vega, Copenhagen, 01.10.2013 (Photo by Jen Tse)
James Blake crowd, Falconer Salen, Copenhagen, 06.10.2013 (Photo by James Hjertholm)
Baby In Vain, Pumpehuset, Copenhagen, 04.10.2013 (Photo by Jen Tse)
Washed Out, Lille Vega, Copenhagen, 09.10.2013 (Photo by Tom Spray)
Foals, Store Vega, Copenhagen, 15.10.2013 (Photo by Tom Spray)
Julianna Barwick, Jazzhouse, Copenhagen, 20.10.2013 (Photo by Tom Spray)
Biffy Clyro, Den Grå Hal, Copenhagen, 01.11.2013 (Photo by Jen Tse)
The National, Forum, Copenhagen, 02.11.2013 (Photo by James Hjertholm)
Julia Holter, Jazzhouse, Copenhagen, 05.11.2013 (Photo by Morten Aagaard Krogh)
Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds, Falconer Salen, Copenhagen, 08.11.2013 (Photo by Jonas Bang)
The Woken Trees, UK tour (Photo by Jonas Bang)
Crystal Stilts, Stengade, Copenhagen, 14.11.2013 (Photo by Morten Aagaard Krogh)
Fuck Buttons, Pumpehuset, Copenhagen, 16.11.2013 (Photo by Tom Spray)
Volcano Choir, Amager Bio, Copenhagen, 18.11.2013 (Photo by Tom Spray)
Youth Lagoon, Pumpehuset, Copenhagen, 20.11.2013 (Photo by Jen Tse)
EL-P and Killer Mike, Lille Vega, Copenhagen, 20.11.2013 (Photo by Tom Spray)
The Tallest Man On Earth, Store Vega, Copenhagen, 21.11.2013 (Photo by Tom Spray)
Get Your Gun, Russia/Estonia tour, fall 2013 (Photo by Jonas Bang)
Trentemøller, Store Vega, Copenhagen, 22.11.2013 (Photo by James Hjertholm)
Blouse, Loppen, Copenhagen, 26.11.2013 (Photo by Morten Aagaard Krogh)
MØ, Store Vega, Copenhagen, 28.11.2013 (Photo by James Hjertholm)
Queens Of The Stone Age, Forum, Copenhagen, 29.11.2013 (Photo by Jen Tse)
Destroyer, Jazzhouse, Copenhagen, 03.12.2013 (Photo by Ivan Boll)
Kurt Vile, Store Vega, Copenhagen, 05.12.2013 (Photo by Ivan Boll)
Oh Land, Store Vega, Copenhagen, 12.12.2013 (Photo by Ivan Boll)
Cut Copy, Lille Vega, Copenhagen, 13.12.2013 (Photo by Tom Spray)
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Albums of the year 2013

1. Autre Ne Veut – Anxiety
Arthur Ashin’s second album oozes emotional intensity throughout, with the album title perfectly summing up Ashin’s emotions while writing this album. Whether its about the anxiety of calling his grandmother for fear of her death (“Counting”), dealing with hitting his 30’s (“Gonna Die”) or going through a break-up (“World War”). Starting off with “Play By Play”/“Counting”/“Promises”/“Ego Free, Sex Free”, Anxiety has to be one of the strongest back-to-back hit filled albums released for a while. From start to finish this is an album to you can listen to whether its a Friday night ready to go out on the town or on a relaxing Sunday morning nursing a hangover as Ashin soothes you with his alt-R’n’B.
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2. My Bloody Valentine – m b v
If you say you’ve been waiting 22 years for this record, you’re lying. Even the most faithful of My Bloody Valentine fans gave up hope of ever seeing another release from the band long ago. When this album was released in February with little ceremony and an ordering process that temporarily broke the internet, there should have been no shock that it wasn’t another Loveless. Instead we’ve been treated to unexpected guitar solos, unexpected guitar-free compositions, more of Bilinda Butcher’s beautiful voice, and a few genuine what-the-fuck-is-that-sound moments. If you say this album wasn’t worth a two-decade period of absence, you’re lying.
3. Iceage – You’re Nothing
Still pissed off, still drawing heavily on post-punk angularity and tinny black metal bleakness, Denmark’s finest return with a more diverse album than their debut. The fast tracks still explode with spit and bile (“Ecstasy”,“Coalition”), but interspersed are moments of slow, muddy thuds (“Morals”), and even the odd Hüsker Du-influenced riff (“In Haze”). Iceage are lads of impeccable taste, whose energy elevates them out of the mire of influences that so often burdens hardcore bands. The “New Way of Danish Fuck You” might not be so new any more, but with any luck, it is far from over.
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4. Vampire Weekend – Modern Vampires Of The City
With this album, Ezra Koenig and his gang have progressed from the afro-pop elements of earlier days to a more diverse soundscape. Evident in the infectious pop tune ‘Step’, the playful ‘Ya Hey’ with manipulated chipmunk-voices and the beautiful vocal harmonies on ‘Obvious Bicycle’. The different textures are quite seductive and ‘MVotC’ has been a recurrent visitor on my record player. On top of that Ezra Koenig has a way with lyrics that really enthrals me: ”The harpsichord is broken/The television’s fried/The city’s getting hotter than a country in decline” from ‘Finger Snap’ is a line you don’t hear everyday. A great album that showcases a great band’s development.
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5. Factory Floor – Factory Floor
“Turn it up”. Take their advice: Factory Floor’s first album is a commanding blend of instinct and control, the human and mechanical. The trio’s double LP draws as much on minimalist, New York disco as it does on Throbbing Gristle, resulting in tracks whose power lies in the combination of cold synth lines, ghostly voices, and infectious beats (drummer Gabe respects, as we should all do, the mythical cowbell).
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6. Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds – Push The Sky Away
Push The Sky Away is Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds 15th studio album. The first album, where Nick Cave is the only remaining member of the original line-up, and also a masterful example of the growing collaboration between multi-instrumentalist Warren Ellis and Nick Cave. After the end of the loud and noisy Grinderman, which in large parts consists of the same people as The Bad Seeds, Push The Sky Away can be seen as return to a more quiet expression that makes you recall albums like The Boatmans Call. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds was formed thirty years ago; Push The Sky Away is a promise of many more years of great music to come.
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7. Julia Holter – Loud City Song
Loud City Song is the third album in as many years by LA-based Julia Holter. As with her earlier albums, the classically trained artists has found inspiration in artworks from the past – this time the 1958 musical Gigi. The album is diverse, yet very coherent, and Julia Holter manages to breed new life and sounds into a classical instrumentation of horns, strings, piano and drums. Loud City Song is atmospheric; it feels more accessible than her earlier albums (that are also great) without losing the playfulness and experimentation.
As she explains Loud City Song began with the end of her second album Ekstasis; more precisely the song Maxim’s III. The song need it’s own album, she thought, and what an album it got!
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8. The National – Trouble Will Find Me
High Violet was always going to be a tough album to follow up for the Cincinnati quintet, however, I had the same thought with some of their previous albums Alligator and Boxer, they seem to effortlessly write albums start to finish that are hard hitting and grab you in a way no other band can. Trouble Will Find Me gives us an insight into the life Matt Berninger has settled into in his more mature years having admitting “…I didn’t care what the songs were going to be about, or if they were going to seem depressing, or cool, or whatever”, even so, they still manage to roll out the hits with tracks such as, “Don’t Swallow The Cap”, “Sea Of Love” and “Graceless”.
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9. Ed Harcourt – Back Into The Woods
In the 12 years since Ed Harcourt released his Mercury Prize-nominated debut, he’s explored all complexities for the conveyance of his baroque pop style. So if he decides to strip things back, he must be certain of himself. Recorded in just six hours at Abbey Road Studios in London, Back Into the Woods is the kind of natural, unadorned performance you can only get away with if the songs are really that strong.
At its core, most of the album is just Harcourt at his piano or guitar, and a natural warmth that emanates from the instruments, in lovely contrast to the husky timbre of his voice.

10. Queens Of The Stone Age – ….Like Clockwork
Frontman Josh Homme was sidelined for months after complications from a routine surgery, and …Like Clockwork is the manifestation of him literally getting back on his feet. If a little strife provides good inspiration, then it’s no wonder this is QOTSA’s strongest album in years. It’s equal parts brutal and creepy, with tracks like “If I Had a Tail” marking Homme as heir apparent to Scott Walker. Dave Grohl plays a bulk of the drums, and there are guest spots from Trent Reznor, Mark Lanegan, and Elton John. If you haven’t paid much attention to QOTSA in recent years, …Like Clockwork will make you regret ever counting them out.
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11. Kanye West – Yeezus
Yeezus‘ bookends feel like a follow on from My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, a time when he was going through darker periods of his life after the death of his mother and a break up, to his current life with Kim Kardashian with “Bound 2”. If this is anything to go by we can expect the follow-up to Yeezus to be an R’n’B love album…….yeah right! The album contains unmatched production qualities with tracks that will make Kanye’s live set for years to come as he rolls out the albums other hits, “Black Skinhead” and “New Slaves”.
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12. Sigur Rós – Kveikur
In tribute to Jonsi’s made up language, “hopelandic”, I have retranslated my review in six different languages, resulting in some nonsense they can be proud of:
“Finally ROS Sigur dark, interesting bass lines and shiny surfaces with just the ignition Mogwai album in Iceland felt a huge area, sounds more and more electronic sound plan. Browse all Vacuum guitar violin, or Jónsi is much better able to withstand it.”
In English, Sigur Rós have returned with a power that had largely dispersed in their later recordings. The tweeness has been replaced by darker and heavier electronic sounds, undercut by Jonsi’s distinctive vocal style.
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13. Trentemøller – Lost
Trentemøller has gradually shifted away from the more overt, techno style of electronica towards grander, more cinematic compositions. Lost is a sweeping, sometimes broody, cinematic work that prioritizes subtlety. It’s definitely an album made more for headphones than stereos, and maybe it’s most conducive to quiet moments of reflection, but ultimately, it is beautiful. And with appearances from Blonde Redhead’s Kazu Makino, Low’s Mimi Parker, and the Drum’s Jonny Pierce, Lost might prove to be one of those gateway albums that lures unsuspecting rockists into the dark underbelly of electronic music.
14. Blood Orange – Cupid Deluxe
There is a good reason why Devonté Hynes is the producer in quest these days. The Englishman’s musical sensibilities are as sophisticated as a cat walking through a dollhouse, knowing exactly where to place the paws without compromising the arrangements, that is perfectly balanced between the cheesy and the chic – just as if the aesthetic of the 80’s was taken to contemporary society. Exactly the 80’s are along with New York the main point of reference for the album, which combines the best of the decade (New Romanticism, Golden Age Hip-Hop and New Jack Swing) with a who’s who of Brooklyn-socialites such as David Longstreith (Dirty Projectors) and his fiancé Samantha Urbani (Friends). Cupid Deluxe is in many ways the preliminary redemption of Hynes’ vast talent.
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15. These New Puritans – Fields Of Reeds
Taking inspiration from classical and experimental composers of the 20th century, Benjamin Britten foremost among them, These New Puritans may not be the most light-hearted or humorous of bands, but Fields of Reeds is the culmination of the band’s unique and exacting approach to music. Singling out songs from this tightly woven work may be counterproductive, but “Organ Eternal” signals the power TNP can generate from a simple, “Tubular Bells”-like riff. Don’t think progressive, Fields of Reeds has the best claim this year on the title of “timeless”.
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16. James Blake – Overgrown
Last year, when I told people James Blake was Dubstep, they refused to accept the fact. Whilst ‘Overgrown’ is hardly at Skrillex’s level on the ‘drop the beat’ scale (yuck), it’s a lot closer than the artist’s debut. Blake’s talent means one can never tire of ‘Overgrown”s multiple layers; it has an extraordinary power to be at once very personal, whilst the electronic framework makes it like the grown up echo of a dance album. It’s about when the songs bite, just like a “Digital Lion”. See “Retrograde” for reference. What that boy does with a piano, a vocal warble and a computer is just insane. No wonder that Mercury Prize ended up in his hands.
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17. Arcade Fire – Reflektor
Alongside countless other fans, I was impatiently awaiting the release of the fourth album by the Canadian seven-piece. A release that consolidates Arcade Fire’s position as one of the greatest indie bands on the planet. ‘Reflektor’ shows a more up-beat side to the band, in the disco-tinged title track, ‘We Exist’ and ‘It’s Never Over (Oh Orpheus)’, alongside rock anthems like ‘Normal Person’ and ‘Joan of Arc’. Utter magnificence that keeps growing on me, fuelled by Win Butler’s intense vocal delivery.
With a playing span of 75 minutes the band’s typical epic scope remains constant and this album is another brilliant addition to an awe-inspiring catalogue.
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(18) Darkside – Psychic
Described as “rock’s cosmic outer edges through the immersive, body-moving framework of 21st-century house and techno”, upon the release of Psychic, Nicolas Jarr and Dave Harrington’s debut album brought a breath of fresh air to the electronic music scene in 2013, just as Jarr has previously done with his solo venture. Post-rock riffs and downbeat electronica dominates Psychic. Tracks such as “Paper Trails” has glimpses of Jarr’s solo work vocally, although admittedly containing a denser and more textured sound. Darkside have left us hungry for more as they continue to take the album on the road in 2014.
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19. Cate Le Bon – Mug Museum
The always-evolving Cate Le Bon found sunshine in California and a more stripped-back sound for her third full length. The Velvet Underground influence on Mug Museum should smack anyone over the head, even if s/he hasn’t gone on a Lou Reed listening binge following his death. Le Bon’s sparse, minimally-produced album has easy sing alongs, a few moments of total chaos, a duet with Perfume Genius, and stays just on the right side of that vaguely surfy vibe to distinguish her from every other band that has hit the reverb a little too hard. Mug Museum is 2013’s best palate cleanser.
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20. Arctic Monkeys – AM
“Who the F*ck are the Arctic Monkeys?” Only kidding! Perhaps you didn’t see enough of the Arctic Monkeys on every music magazine’s front page and website this summer? Never fear, they’re gonna be on every end of year list. With very good reason. The Sheffield band’s fifth studio album was an absolute masterpiece from those first two drum whacks of “Do I Wanna Know?”, (a song which also possesses one of the best rock riffs of all time), to the dreamy, track twelve cover of John Cooper Clark’s poem, “I Wanna Be Yours”. The pace is sickingly fluctuating, but the adrenaline is never wavering. It also produced a video of Alex Turner wandering around London pretending to be drunk and hallucinating about kebab salesmen humping, so who can complain?
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Roskilde Festival 2013 | The full line up

A few weeks ago we wrote up an article ‘The Line Up So Far….’, listing must see/recommended bands that had already been announced for Roskilde Festival 2013:
Sigur Ros
King Krule
Animal Collective
Savages
Crystal Castles
The National
Danny Brown
Highasakite
Unfortunately our “wildcard” Daft Punk wasn’t booked after all, not that it came as a shock given the headliners were already picked. No doubt they’ll bring ‘Random Access Memory’ to Roskilde (and the rest of the world) next year.
Anyway, now that we’ve seen the full line up heres an update on a few additional names we’ve added to our list of must see acts at this years festival………
Check out the rest of the line up HERE
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Roskilde Festival 2013 | The Line Up So Far….

In light of Roskilde Festival’s announcement this morning, at Here Today we thought we’d go to the trouble of compiling a list of the “must see” acts that’ll be performing at this years festival. The full line up is set to be released on the 18th April 2013 but until then heres a list of some of the bands we highly recommend seeing.
Sigur Ros – One of the most highly anticipated acts to play Roskilde this year and an early announcement for the festival organisers. After the release of their 6th studio album ‘Valtari’ the band went on a world wide tour playing most major cities across Europe only to miss out Copenhagen (the highest populated city of Icelander’s outside of Iceland), meaning they had something special up their sleeve and after just announcing they’ll be releasing ‘Kveikur’ in June 2013, their set on the Orange Stage is set up to be an extremely special concert.
Stage prediction: Orange
King Krule – Playing under the moniker of King Krule, 18 year old, Archy Marshall paints a picture in his songs of what its like to grow up in this generation in London, UK. He’s been labeled as the Joe Strummer of the 21st century and was recently nominated in the prestigious BBC Sound Of 2013.
Stage prediction: Odeon
Animal Collective – Trippy projections, inflatable caves, giant fluorescent teeth….all feature in the world Animal Collective have created themselves on their latest tour. The experimental psychedelic outfit will bring a similar visual set to Roskilde health permitting, they’ve recently had to cancel their US tour due to illness. Fingers crossed!
Stage prediction: Arena
Savages – London based all female post-punk/rock band Savages formed in 2011 and quickly rised from the underground scene having gained a reputation with their intense raw live shows. They’re set to release their debut album late 2013.
Stage prediction: Pavilion
Crystal Castles – Over the past 5 years electro duo Crystal Castles have been creating festival dance anthems but are better known for their live shows, you’ll generally find Ethan Kath hunched over his synths while Alice Glass is either found reclusively curled up onstage sipping on a bottle of vodka between performing epileptic dance moves or stage diving.
Stage prediction: Arena
The National – Last time the band played Roskilde Festival in 2010 to an over flowing tent at Arena, 2013 will surely see them play to the masses at the Orange stage. They’re a band that have seen an increase in popularity since releasing a string of critically acclaimed albums including ‘Alligator’, ‘Boxer’, ‘High Violet’ and are due to release ‘Trouble Will Find Me’ in late May, featuring guest appearances from Sufjan Stevens, St Vincent, Sharon Van Etten and Arcade Fire’s Richard Reed Parry. Perhaps we’ll see a collaboration at Roskilde Festival?
Stage prediction: Orange
Danny Brown – Exuberant Detroit rapper Danny Brown released his debut album ‘The Hybrid’ in 2010 launching him into the lime light of the US rap scene, his follow up ‘XXX’ was voted #1 hip-hop album of the year by Spin. He’s collaborated with several rap artists including A$AP Rocky and Das Racist. On his next album ‘Old’ (scheduled for release late summer) A$AP Rocky has returned the favour collaborating on said album along with Schoolboy Q, Ab-soul, Kitty and Purity Ring.
Stage prediction: Cosmopolitan
Highasakite – After already breaking out of their native Norway, the early part of 2013 has seen the band playing world wide showcases taking them to Eurosonic, By: Larm, SXSW etc. They’re debut EP ‘In And Out Of Weeks’ was release at the start of March, lead single from the EP “Indian Summer” and received praise from both Pitchfork and Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon.
Stage prediction: Pavilion
THE WILDCARD!
Daft Punk – There was a lot of speculation in January 2013 as to whether Daft Punk will be playing live shows in 2013, several fake announcements were made tipping them to play at Primavera, Wireless and Roskilde to name a few. They appear to remain at the top of most festival goers wish list. Since then theres been a lot of static, until last week when they announced the release of a new album ‘Random Access Memories’ which is set to be released 21st May 2013. If they manage to book the French electronic duo this is what to expect………….
Stage prediction: Orange
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