Blood Orange's Devonté Hynes hopes to bring about a more just world, though he doesn't seem much concerned with one particular injustice—the fact that he isn't a global star.
Reader writers round up the locals on the bill, guide fans of hip-hop and R&B into the rest of the roster, and discuss the fest’s softening antipathy to emo, the gender balance of its bookings, and Brian Wilson’s white privilege.
Beach House, Savages, FKA Twigs, and Carly Rae Jepsen are all great—but don’t let them distract you from the lopsided maleness of the festival’s bookings.