Remember how annoying it is during music festival season when that one kid is like the walking Wikipedia page for obscure band knowledge? Here is your crash-course Coachella playlist, a foolproof musical guide to becoming that kid (don’t lie, you know you want to). You already know about Arcade Fire and OutKast, so checkout these non-headliners to successfully transition from mainstream to “too cool for streams.”
For those of the pop/rock/indie persuasion:Seasons (Waiting On You)– Future Islands
No Destruction– Foxygen
Run To Your Mama– GOAT
Girlfriend– Ty Segall
Heavy Bells– J Roddy Walston & The Business
For those who like slick R&B:So Sick Stories– Ratking
Brain– Banks
Dontcha– The Internet
Glass– Young & Sick
Iron– Woodkid
The Worst– Jhené Aiko
Places– Shlomo
Miscellaneous techno and other genres I’m not music-savvy enough to identify:
After Rain Comes Sun– Solomun
Golden Arrow– Darkside
You’re Not Good Enough– Blood Orange
Steady– Guy Gerber