His personality and light-hearted interactions with the audience played an equal role in his performance and appeal. The group originally disbanded after their universally acclaimed Underwater Moonlight LP , from which Hitchcock performed the song, “ I Got The Hots,” displaying the humor that his songwriting is also known for. But Hitchcock‘s first real notoriety came in the late 1970s as the frontman for neo-psych folk outfit, The Softboys. I first became aware of him as the namesake behind the 1980s/ early-90s project, Robyn Hitchock & The Egyptians and, during his set, he reached back to some of the more abstract material that he’s known for, like “ My Wife And My Dead Wife” from his 1985 debut album with the group, Fegmania!.
It was a relaxed scene with the songwriter pulling from different eras of his 40-plus year career. The first thought that popped into my head was that he looked almost too much like Robyn Hitchcock, as if they had hired some uncanny doppleganger to appear at the festival. His stark white hair contrasted with his dark sunglasses and he was wearing turquoise pants, and a matching flower print button-up. The 64-year-old Englishman entered solo with his acoustic guitar. After waking up in the tent and pre-ordering a new Ricky Powell book on my phone, Friday began with us making our way back to the main stage to see Robyn Hitchock.
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