When this post goes live, it will be only a few short days until the beginning of Coachella 2013. I wish I was going, and it’s killing me to know that I can’t. I decided on making a few playlists. One where I start at the bottom of the bill and work my way up, and one that starts with the headliners and works its way down. I stayed away from the first three lines of bands for each day (save for Yeasayer). Enjoy!

  • “Breezeblocks” – alt-J
  • “Ungirthed” – Purity Ring
  • “Ambling Alp” – Yeasayer
  • “The House That Heaven Built” – Japandroids
  • “Time to Run” – Lord Huron
  • “Keeper” – Shovels & Rope
  • “The John Wayne” – Little Green Cars
  • “Blues Hand Me Down” – Vintage Trouble
  • “Tightrope” – Janelle Monae feat. Big Boi
  • “Flood’s New Light” – Thee Oh Sees

Author Bio:

by Andy Shore

Andy Shore found his way to Benchmark when he replied to a job listing promising a job of half blogging, half social media. His parents still don’t believe that people get paid to do that. Since then, he’s spun his addiction to pop culture and passion for music into business and marketing posts that are the spoonful of sugar that helps the lessons go down. As the result of his boss not knowing whether or not to take him seriously, he also created the web series Ask Andy, which stars a cartoon version of himself. Despite being a cartoon, he somehow manages to be taken seriously by many of his readers ... and few of his coworkers.