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Coachin’ you through Coachella

This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at Arizona chapter.

 

Coachella is just around the corner and who doesn’t love a massive music festival. Four days of camping out in the sun, fried food, soda and band t-shirts. But with so many bands involved in Coachella, it can be hard to sift through the bands you want to see and the bands you really don’t.  Here is a list of my suggested must see bands.

1. Allen Stone – He is a total hipster smooth sounding dream. I love his music. I can’t help snapping my fingers to the beat.

2. The XX – I was first introduced to this band when a friend of mine made a mix CD and “Heart Skipped a Beat” was on there. It was love at first listen. The male-female duet style is amazing.

3. Modest Mouse – I don’t think anyone needs to tell them how great this band is.

4. Parov Stellar – I don’t even know how to categorize this band. Their like an amazing mix up of electro-pop and up beat old school jazz.

5. The Red Hot Chili Peppers – In the words of my boyfriend “You could literally write a term paper on all of the achievements of The Red Hot Chili Peppers.” And let’s be honest, who doesn’t know every word to “Californiacation?”

6. Wu Tang Clan – For those of you who can’t get enough old school hip-hop.

7. Vampire Weekend – This band is awesome. If not solely for the wonderful video that is “A-Punk” then for the fact that they somehow managed to pull of an old school Beatle-esk sound with a modern twist.

8. Phoenix – Even if, like me, you can’t really understand what the heck these guys are saying, the sound is amazing and the beat is just fun.

9. Pretty Lights – It doesn’t even matter if you don’t particularly like the way this band sounds. You need to see them for the simple fact that they are amazing performers.

10. Yeah Yeah Yeahs – One word: Maps.

Obviously there is an insane amount of bands, both old and new, to experience at the greatness that is Coachella. These are just my personal top ten of hella Coachella. 

I'm a journalism student at the University of Arizona.