As regular festival attendees, the Ninja staff has definitely learned to appreciate a well-organized event and last weekend’s Treasure Island Music Festival proved once again to be one of the best in the business. With no overlapping sets and plenty of room to dance, TIMF, even in its most well-attended year to date, felt like a paradise for festivalgoers who, with the current popularity of live music, have become accustomed to the more stressful aspects of music festivals. Treasure Island’s 2014 lineup featured masterful curation of diverse genres encouraging attendees to check out acts they might not have otherwise.
Check out a playlist of memorable songs to go along with some amazing photos of MØ, Chet Faker Outkast, Alt-J and more from Treasure Island Music Festival below. If you were in attendance last weekend, we hope this brings you back!
Day 1
Why we loved it: Electro-pop vocalist MØ has been on our radar for quite some time now. As a performer, she has an undeniable energy with a voice that translates incredibly well live. Due to an eye infection, she was rocking an eye patch during her set, which actually ended up making her look even cooler on stage. 
Don’t Wanna Dance’
Why we loved it: Jungle released easily one of the best albums of the year with their self-titled debut. Their soul, funk influenced brand of music makes for a straight dance party. The UK-based band even rocked some SF Giants gear to rep the home crowd’s team. 
Why we loved it: As expected, Janelle Monae swept us off our feet with her powerful vocals and on-stage presence.
Why we loved it: Over 6 months after kicking off their reunion tour, Outkast were in full force at Treasure Island. If there were any questions as to the quality of their shows as of late, this certainly proved that they legendary duo can still bring it. 
Day 2
Why we loved it: Icelandic artist Ásgeir blew an early crowd away with his Justin Vernon-esque voice and unique brand of folktronica. Check out our exclusive interview with him from the fest if you haven’t already. 
Why we loved it: Chet Faker’s electro-soul is powerful and at times heart-wrenching, but also extremely danceable. The Australian talent displays an impressive ability to multi-task as a performer working multiple electronic instruments while delivering his unique vocals. 
Why we loved it: Alt-J’s latest album, This Is All Yours, definitely had a calmer aesthetic than their first, but their first festival show since its release was far from lacking in energy. The quickly ascending band played a perfect mix of their growing catalogue improving on their already seemingly flawless performance track record. 
Why we loved it: Washed Out’s psychedelic chillwave makes for a surprisingly high-energy and danceable show. The live instrumentation really takes the already awesome music to a whole other level. 
Around the Festival 
All Photo Credits to talented Ninja photographer Mike Lei.
