COACHELLA MIX 2011

Just because Coachella sold out in six days doesn't mean you can't enjoy the music. Once again I've tried to steer away from the obvious (Kings of Leon, Interpol, Arcade Fire, etc) which would make me look like a chump. Also, I disapprove of the way Coachella can sometimes be split between spineless alternapop (Glasser, Scala & Kolacny Bros, etc) and electronica knob-twiddlers (up to 17 PER DAY!). It's as if KCRW broadcasted next to a disco on Ibiza.

Anyway, here are some talented bands who play actual instruments:

CD Length 70 mins

1. Sleigh Bells - Kids
2. The Presets - Let's Go
3. Phantogram - Mouthful Of Diamonds
4. Empire Of The Sun - Walking On A Dream
5. Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears - Bobby Booshay
6. The Kills - Cat Claw
7. The New Pornographers - Twin Cinema
8. Cage The Elephant - Shake Me Down
9. The Joy Formidable - Cradle
10. The Radio Dept. - Heaven's On Fire (edited: begin at 18.1 secs)
11. YACHT - It's Coming To Get You
12. CSS - Meeting Paris Hilton
13. Foals - Balloons
14. The Love Language - Sparxxx
15. Tame Impala - Solitude Is Bliss
16. The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart - Come Saturday
17. The Joy Formidable - Austere
18. The Morning Benders - Waiting For A War
19. Broken Social Scene - Swimmers
20. Death From Above 1979 - Romantic Rights
21. Trampled By Turtles - Wait So Long
22. Warpaint - Set Your Arms Down

Next up: for all you raver kids with pacifiers hanging out of your grindy jaws, I'll teach you how to edit together your own Coachella 2011 Electro-Mix (if you can't beat 'em, join 'em).