UPDATE 4/9/13: Unicorn Kid has canceled his Coachella appearance…like a month ago.  I should check Twitter more often, or ever.  Still a great find and great artist.

I like to prepare for music festivals by giving every artist a listen.  The great thing about Coachella is there are so many artists of all genres that I always come across something I’ve missed.  There are a lot of acts I’m looking forward to that don’t need any coverage: Phoenix, Local Natives, New Order, Japandroids, The Postal Service, The xx, etc.  This is dedicated to those sweet finds that I’m now looking forward to with equal fervor.  See you in the desert.

I will find myself a bit out of my element for this one.  Unicorn Kid is straight up rave.  The 21 year old Scot makes chippy electronic dance music with all the passion of house music.  I was hooked the first time I heard “Pure Space”.  Something about his unique choice of synth voices gets inside my head and destroys any shred of sadness not to mention it also makes me feel like I’m inside an awesome NES game.  I will be at Unicorn Kid, I will be dancing, I will be happy.  Check out some choice notes below from the Kid of Unicorn.

Unicorn Kid – “Pure Space”

Unicorn Kid – “Chrome Lion”