The Coachella festival is all set to once again turn a stretch of California desert into a three-day explosion of sun, sounds, and maybe even some holograms. Get prepared with our 10-song mixtape with some of SPIN’s best reasons to Sharpie up your schedule — including the rabid daydream-punk of Thee Oh Sees, the languid Southern-rap revisionism of SpaceGhostPurrp, the mind-warping wubs of Kill the Noise, and the classic bubblegum angst of the legendary Descendents, and much more. And for a detailed rundown of the sets you’d be a fool to miss, read our 30 Must-See Acts at Coachella 2013.

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SPIN Presents Desert Session: A 2013 Coachella Mixtape

1. Shovels & Rope – “Birmingham”

2. Thee Oh Sees – “Toe Cutter – Thumb Buster”

3. Polica – “Dark Star”

4. Cloud Nothings – “Stay Useless”

5. White Arrows – “I Can Go”

6. Youth Lagoon – “Dropla”

7. The Descendents – “Cool to Be You”

8. Kill the Noise – “Mosh It Up”

9. Dog Blood – “Next Order”

10. SpaceGhostPurrp – “Starz”