Pitchfork

Oh, snap. In our first post on the lineup for this year's Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival-- burning up the desert around Indio, California April 25-27-- we mentioned that, compared to previous incarnations, the 2008 roster was a little, shall we say, "underwhelming." (Though just about anything after Daft Punk in 2006 would underwhelm, with the possible exceptions of Neutral Milk Hotel or the Beatles.) But there ain't a damn thing underwhelming about Mr. Richard D. James, who will bring his crazy ass Aphex Twin to the States for the first time in god knows how long. Coachella, consider us officially whelmed.

But wait, there's more! In addition to all that gloriously buzzsawin' clickety-clack from our boy Rich, Coachella has further bolstered its roster with appearances from at least one more truly stellar get: the chameleonic Goldfrapp. There will also be sets from righteous rockers Redd Kross, Lily Allen-lite Kate Nash, System of a Down dude Serj Tankian, and English soul/jazz buzz-getter Adele. These, of course, pepper a lineup already featuring Portishead, the Breeders, M.I.A., Death Cab, the Verve, Jens Lekman, My Morning Jacket, the Raconteurs, the Streets, Animal Collective, and all those other bands on that poster you've seen floating around. Guess that means the graphic design department's hard at work on round two, huh?

East Coasters, don't forget, Coachella organizers Goldenvoice will be putting on the somewhat smaller yet paradoxically Radiohead-headlined All Points West festival in your neck of the woods this summer.