As I mentioned somewhere along the way, I’m going to Coachella again this year. But even when I don’t, I enjoy going through the lineup and checking out all the artists. This is a mix of the ones I like for Friday. It feels like an odd collection, the Friday lineup, but it will be a fun day to kick off everything. A short breakdown:
British artists: Pulp, James, The Horrors*, Yuck*, Arctic Monkeys*, WU LYF*, The Midnight Beast*, Wolf Gang*
French artists: Breakbot, M83, SebastiAn, Madeon*
Texas artists: The Black Angels, Neon Indian, Explosions In The Sky
intense artists: Refused* (hardcore scream punk), Death Grips* (hardcore hiphop), Atari Teenage Riot* (digital hardcore)
women: Mazzy Star, EMA, Hello Seahorse!, honeyhoney*, Ximena Sarinana*
rap/soul/reggae: Frank Ocean, Jimmy Cliff*, Kendrick Lamar
artists I didn’t know very well before doing this and was impressed by: EMA, The Black Angels, Hello Seahorse!
personal favorites of the day: Mazzy Star, Pulp, Frank Ocean
* = not on my mix