Quebec's Festival de Musique Émergente (FME) 2022, as recapped by tddvsss:
First off, let’s get one thing straight—I’m not really a festival guy. Hell, I’m barely even a show guy! My relationship with music mostly involves staying in my bedroom and sifting through obscure ambient artists on Bandcamp while I write my little articles, so it often takes work to drag me out of the house to indulge in the Rock Concert Experience.
Although a town with a population of around 43,000 people is an unlikely setting for such an eclectic event, there’s a strong turnout from locals, who largely seem to be stoked to have touring acts stopping in a place that presumably does not get a ton of big bands rolling through. There were also a number of music industry professionals in attendance, who mostly came from Europe to scout talent.
Friday found the festival in peak form. People had gotten a taste of what things were all about, but no one was experiencing burnout yet. After spending some downtime exploring the town and working on this very article, I rallied in the evening for a set from Israeli rocker Tamar Aphek. She brought a ton of energy to Hydro-Québec’s packed room, and was carried by the impressive chops of her talented drummer. From there, I went to Le Paramount to catch the Montreal DJ Nouvelle Lune.
If you know one thing about me, you know that I love Animal Collective more than almost any other band. They put me onto psychedelic music when I discovered them in the eighth grade, and their albums have been there for me at a ton of high and low points throughout my life. Their Saturday main-stage set was the initial selling point that convinced me to haul my way up to FME, so I was extremely stoked to see them play.
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