Mini Coachella: All the Pretty Girls

Posted byLaneia

on January 24, 2012

You probably thought today would be a regular ol' Tuesday, but actually it's Mini Coachella at Your Desk Day! We'll just be here, listening to some music from a handful of artists who happen to be attractive, female, and on the Coachella lineup. You can wear whatever you want. Bonus streaming playlist when you get to the bottom! That's what she said?

Mini Coachella: All the Pretty Girls

Laura Marling

British folk-rock. Sad lyrics. Sounds like early evening in the winter, on a porch in the woods; whiskey.

Latest: A Creature I Don't Know

Listen to Laura Marling in concert at NPR.

Wild Flag

They had you at Carrie Brownstein. Sounds like dancing on your bed in your underwear with the curtains open.

Latest: Wild Flag

Listen to Wild Flag in concert at NPR.

Lissie

More folk-rock, American. Sounds like driving out of town on Saturday morning.

Latest: Covered Up With Flowers

Mazzy Star

You have to go beyond "Fade Into You."

Latest album: Common Burn / Lay Myself Down

First Aid Kit

Swedish alt-country. Sounds like your heart walked out of your chest to find itself.

Latest album: The Lion's Roar

Listen to The Lion's Roar streaming at NPR.

Grace Potter

Kinda rock, kinda country. Your mom knows her from the Good Morning America theme song. Sounds like dusty summers in cut-offs; Jack and Coke.

Latest: Grace Potter & The Nocturnals

Dragonette

Canadian electropop! You're dancing! She's dancing! We're all dancing now!

Latest: Fixin to Thrill / Hello

Cat Power

Soul soul soul. Singin' about life and love, with soul. Sounds like falling asleep in a canoe; drinking wine alone.

Latest: Jukebox

St. Vincent

Cerebral, happy, dark, weird. I think everyone loves St. Vincent except me.

Latest: Strange Mercy

Listen to St. Vincent in concert at NPR.

GIVERS

American indie-pop (technically there's just one girl in this ensemble, but still). You're in a parade on your way to a party where they'll serve fizzy lemonade in polka dotted glasses and the sun will never set.

Latest: In Light

STREAM PLAYLIST HERE!

Am I missing anyone amazing? Tell us about your favorites in the comments!

ETA: The title of this post is in no way meant to imply that artists who weren't included are not "pretty," ok? I'm just really bad at titles. Also pizza -- I can't make a decent homemade pizza to save my life, so.

46 responses to “Mini Coachella: All the Pretty Girls”

Elizabeth
January 24, 2012 at 5:19 pm Permalink Reply

Laneia, these descriptions are so good that I had to comment on Autostraddle for the first time ever even though I read every entry every. single. day. Love your pieces.

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1. Laneia (member)
  January 25, 2012 at 7:15 am Permalink Reply
  
  Elizabeth! Hi. This was a really nice thing to say. I liked this comment.
  
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Amanda
January 24, 2012 at 6:01 pm Permalink Reply

Well, I have no one to add. In my opinion:
Hope Sandoval = List complete.

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montreal (member)
January 24, 2012 at 6:08 pm Permalink Reply Report user

First Aid Kit made Patti Smith cry in front of a bunch of important looking Swedish people.

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Emma (member)
January 24, 2012 at 6:32 pm Permalink Reply Report user

I agree with Elizabeth, your “sounds like” descriptions are pure poetry.

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1. ragdoll (member)
  January 24, 2012 at 8:39 pm Permalink Reply Report user
  
  Thirded
  
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2. applecore (member)
  January 25, 2012 at 12:50 am Permalink Reply Report user
  
  yup, wish i could “like.” something so satisfying about those little ole buttons.
  
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Emma (member)
January 24, 2012 at 6:34 pm Permalink Reply Report user

Also, “dusty summers in cut-offs, Jack and Coke” is the perfect description of the first time I saw Grace Potter in concert, at an outdoor music festival.

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Chloe (member)
January 24, 2012 at 6:46 pm Permalink Reply Report user

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rscnj33L1TI

Here’s a video of Tif Lamson, the one girl in GIVERS, covering a Mazzy Star song. The video sucks but the audio’s good. You’re welcome.

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SammyD
January 24, 2012 at 6:47 pm Permalink Reply

Woah, thanks for introducing me to White Flag! Love Portlandia, but never actually listened to Carrie’s band. Swweeeett sound

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1. kitten sandwich (member)
  January 24, 2012 at 6:51 pm Permalink Reply Report user
  
  don’t forget her old band sleater-kinney!
  
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  1. Alo (member)
    January 26, 2012 at 1:38 am Permalink Reply Report user
    
    I think everyone loves Carrie Brownstein except me.
    
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Margo (member)
January 24, 2012 at 7:02 pm Permalink Reply Report user

Mmmm Cat Power http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XGMaEvhQj1E

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Sofija (member)
January 24, 2012 at 7:07 pm Permalink Reply Report user

Laura Marling is absolutely adorable, and oh so talented. I have a huge crush on her. There is a girl that works at Pita Pit near my house that reminds me of Laura Marling quite a bit – I go there way too often.

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Chloe (member)
January 24, 2012 at 7:31 pm Permalink Reply Report user

Oh and Laura Marling was one of my first self-aware girl crushes. Luv her forever.

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Jen (member)
January 24, 2012 at 7:50 pm Permalink Reply Report user

ST VINCENT ST VINCENT ST VINCENT.

i will never stop loving her. never.

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ragdoll (member)
January 24, 2012 at 8:37 pm Permalink Reply Report user

Most excited about:
Wild Flag
St. Vincent
Tune-Yards OH MY GOSH, TUNE-YARDS Laneia! Here is some Tune-Yards, or tUnE-yArDs if you miss typing like we all did as young’ns in the late ’90s: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EwsTUvSFu8E

Pretty excited about:
Mazzy Star
Cat Power
I guess all of the folk bands, though I haven’t listened to as much folk since I moved out of Appalachia.

I am SO GLAD I now know who does that “Hello” song. Do you guys remember the video of that guy dancing through a mall to that song? It is that song, right? I love it. So now I’m excited about Dragonette too.

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1. ragdoll (member)
  January 24, 2012 at 8:42 pm Permalink Reply Report user
  
  I was wrong, the mall dance video features “Fembot” by Robyn. Oh well. I still like “Hello.”
  
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2. Ness (member)
  January 24, 2012 at 10:41 pm Permalink Reply Report user
  
  tune yards! they are so odd and yet amazing at the same time. they once played an in-store in toronto and i was soo sad that i missed it.
  
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3. Laneia (member)
  January 25, 2012 at 7:12 am Permalink Reply
  
  I don’t know how I forgot tune-yards on this list. I blame the lack of coffee? Also I just realized that titling it “all the pretty girls” would imply that any female left off the list was not “pretty,” which um obviously is not what I meant. So! Yeah. Writing on the internet. Super hard :\
  
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  1. ragdoll (member)
    January 25, 2012 at 5:19 pm Permalink Reply Report user
    
    It certainly did not cross my mind that that’s what you were implying.
    
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4. Ann (member)
  January 25, 2012 at 1:25 pm Permalink Reply Report user
  
  Merrill Garbus! Thought she was a gay-bot, but the 10 seconds I just spent on google has not confirmed this. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQ1LI-NTa2s
  
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angrynaps (member)
January 24, 2012 at 9:30 pm Permalink Reply Report user

I am dead inside because I can’t go to Coachella this year. the lineup is so beautiful.
I saw St Vincent in Portland last fall and she is even better live. Annie Clark is a rock god.

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Lola (member)
January 24, 2012 at 9:45 pm Permalink Reply Report user

All of these women make me weak. I don’t have knees anymore. I used to have violent convulsions after looking at pictures of Annie Clark. I’m not even kidding, I used to start crying, just a little bit, like the last drop of water wrung from a damp sponge. But I would have to apologize profusely after yelling at people for showing me pictures of her. My body can’t handle it. And I’m obviously having a Carrie Brownstein revival via. Portlandia that is just insane. I want to make an altar to this post.

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1. Sphinxy (member)
  January 25, 2012 at 4:03 pm Permalink Reply Report user
  
  I LOOKED AT PICTURES OF ANNIE CLARK WHY DID YOU MAKE ME DO THAT
  
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rambler
January 24, 2012 at 10:12 pm Permalink Reply

how can you not love st. vincent? i am concerned. go. listen. watch. this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5jv4lgFrL7U then this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XUDF1XF_Pog
(i’m not even ashamed of the serious crush i’ve developed. oh, annie, if i ever meet the dirty policeman that roughed you up..)

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1. Ness (member)
  January 24, 2012 at 11:13 pm Permalink Reply Report user
  
  for some reason i can’t listen to her album stuff and i couldn’t get into that 4AD video much either; but i’ve seen her live and it was soo amazing. that second video, unf, her legs.
  
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  1. rambler
    January 25, 2012 at 12:47 am Permalink Reply
    
    i have one more thing for you http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hSja3k1j9jo
    i hope you’re a fan now
    (can’t wait for the next opportunity to see her live)
    
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  2. ragdoll (member)
    January 25, 2012 at 5:21 pm Permalink Reply Report user
    
    I think it’s the legs/booty combination. I almost want to apologize for being crude, but I mean REALLY.
    
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2. Carolina (member)
  January 25, 2012 at 2:09 pm Permalink Reply Report user
  
  Annie es the best. I totally have a crush on her! She is so beutiful and weird, all I want in a woman.
  
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angrynaps (member)
January 24, 2012 at 11:36 pm Permalink Reply Report user

apparently the Strange Mercy album is pressed on white vinyl? i think i have to actually buy it instead of downloading.

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1. rambler
  January 25, 2012 at 12:42 am Permalink Reply
  
  its a limited edition (the white vinyl version), so hurry. it’s worth every cent and warms my minimalist soul…
  
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Mollie (member)
January 25, 2012 at 1:11 am Permalink Reply Report user

“Sounds like dancing on your bed in your underwear with the curtains open.” Sounds like my life.

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Alistair
January 25, 2012 at 6:01 am Permalink Reply

Laura Marling was awesome at Glastonbury!

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Heather (member)
January 25, 2012 at 7:35 am Permalink Reply Report user

falling asleep in a canoe is not a good idea. guess how i know this. you will be woken up by a mean friend or a mean water current/tree limb situation that decides it would be fun to flip you. you will also be burned by the sun.
the rest of your descriptions made up for the anxiety attack that “falling asleep in a canoe” gave me.

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1. Laneia (member)
  January 25, 2012 at 4:21 pm Permalink Reply
  
  you cannot dash my dreams like this heather. i will not let you.
  
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Lou Mac
January 25, 2012 at 7:59 am Permalink Reply

Ximena Sariñana … Its her first Coachella and trust me you have to see her, she’s so cute, great music, interesting life and more ….

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anna (member)
January 25, 2012 at 9:12 am Permalink Reply Report user

dear laneia,
thank you for making me feel like i’m not the only person on the internet who doesn’t care for st.vincent.
love,
anna

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Ami (member)
January 25, 2012 at 10:13 am Permalink Reply Report user

i love first aid and cat power szdjfhksdhfsd

now sad (again) about not coachella-ing

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Natosha (member)
January 25, 2012 at 6:16 pm Permalink Reply Report user

am i the only person still in love with morningwood??

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1. Jessy (member)
  January 25, 2012 at 6:46 pm Permalink Reply Report user
  
  I totally love Morningwood!
  
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Jen (member)
January 25, 2012 at 8:14 pm Permalink Reply Report user

HOW CAN ANYONE NOT BE COMPLETELY IN LOVE

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Sphinxy (member)
January 25, 2012 at 9:02 pm Permalink Reply Report user

I was stoned and wanted listen to something but I couldn’t think of what. Thank you Autostraddle. Now I know.

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snow
January 26, 2012 at 5:28 am Permalink Reply

autostraddle, i approve of this very much, especially cat power:)

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Tricia Cooke (member)
January 26, 2012 at 7:42 am Permalink Reply Report user

(more) pretty girls…

Santigold
EMA
La Roux
Band of Skulls
The Head and the Heart

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Ashley
January 26, 2012 at 2:04 pm Permalink Reply

Tegan and Sara, Tegan and Sara, Tegan and Sara

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