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Photos by Daniel Cantó; Above: Dirty Projectors

The town of Castellón de la Plana, Spain hosted the ninth annual Tanned Tin Festival last week, offering a slew of acts performing at such venues as an old theatre, a chapel, and a casino. Presented by the label Acuarela Discos, the festival balanced the softer and harder sides of indie rock, with sets from Deerhunter, Xiu Xiu, Frog- and Wolf- Eyes (ha), Califone, the Sea and Cake, the Ex, the Dirty Projectors, Mia Doi Todd, Norfolk & Western, Asobi Seksu, Acid Mothers Temple, Bracken, Laura Gibson, Damien Jurado, David Thomas Broughton, Chris Brokaw and Geoff Farina, Numbers, and Thee More Shallows

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CALIFONE




DEERHUNTER




DIRTY PROJECTORS




FROG EYES




THE SEA AND CAKE




XIU XIU




THE EX


WOLF EYES




ASOBI SEKSU




ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE




BRACKEN




BROKAW/FARINA


DAMIEN JURADO


DAVID THOMAS BROUGHTON


LAURA GIBSON


MIA DOI TODD


NORFOLK & WESTERN


ARBOREA


NUMBERS


THEE MORE SHALLOWS