Less than one week to go until we’re grooving in the groves at San Francisco’s Outside Lands Fest! To help you navigate the lineup, I’ve put together a list of all of the bands that were ever featured in Band of the Day app, and playlists for each day.
FRIDAY 8/7 (click here to listen to the Spotify playlist)
Amon Tobin – A legendary electronic music pioneer explores otherworldly sounds and melodies
Iration – Spreading feel-good waves of reggae infused with sunny rays of pop and rock
Alvvays – Starlit indie pop that glitters like sea glass, from a Canadian group inspired by jangly Britpop
The Family Crest – Communal creators of audacious Baroque/orchestral pop
The Revivalists – Zealous roots rock spirited by the funky essence of New Orleans
SATURDAY 8/8 (click here to listen to the Spotify playlist)
Tame Impala – Arena-ready rock steeped in 1960s psychedelia and tied together with a tight pop sensibility
Milky Chance – Elegant electronic production with acoustic guitars and lilting, lush vocals
Angus & Julia Stone – Gruffly majestic country-folk
Classixx – Coastal summer anthems with impossibly sunny dance grooves
UMO – Gloriously psychedelic lo-fi funk over warped hip hop beats
Misterwives -Join a trio of New Yorkers on a vivacious excursion through turnpikes of soul, dance, and pop
Langhorne Slim – Rollicking folk-rock gems from a true American troubadour
Twin Peaks – Nods to godfathers of guitar-guided pop, but fueled by gallons of garage rock
Fantastic Negrito – Channeling his Blues forefathers to tell the story of a life rebuilt after destruction
SUNDAY 8/9 (click here to listen to the Spotify playlist)
Slightly Stoopid – Catch a whiff of feel-good vibes from one of the defining bands of California’s reggae/rock scene
Hot Chip – The U.K.’s brainiest dance group injects some joyful house into their quirky electro-pop sound
The Devil Makes Three – Raw and raucous trio inspired by both old n’ new timey barn-burners
ODESZA – An electronic wonderland of glitched-out vocals and visceral pop hooks
James Bay – Stark, elegant acoustic strumming powerfully delivered by a 22 year-old singer-songwriter
Allah-Las – Californian surf rock for bumming around in a 60s-style beach bungalow
Shakey Graves – Powerful and mesmerizing lo-fi folk/blues from a true Texas gentleman
Givers – Louisiana’s jubilant musical altruists combine indie pop with Afro-beats
Kidnap Kid – Expressive, emotionally-charged house music from one of the UK’s rising producers