Get Pumped Playlist

These shows have us psyched for the next month. Have a listen to our picks, and start scoping for tickets.

Ellie Goulding, April 24 at the Orpheum: Get your synth-y Halcyon on with this British indie-goddess’s breathy, catchy anthems. >> Listen to Lights

Franz Ferdinand, April 25 at the Orpheum: Latest album “Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action” is, well, just right. The band’s as fun now as when it was pioneering mid-2000s post-punk (hearing “Do You Want To” live should be on all bucket lists). >> Listen to Right Action

Childish Gambino, May 11 at the PNE Amphitheatre: Donald Glover (yes, yes, Community’s Troy) is a total cutie/hipster Renaissance man extraordinaire. Check out his clever, swaggering, geeky-reference-laced rap. >> Listen to Freaks and Geeks

Iggy Azalea, May 21 at the Commodore: Iggy Azalea is almost too perfect to be possible but, luckily, somehow she is. The Australian-born rap goddess is redefining swagger and looking deadly doing it (her most recent video for "Fancy" sees her reprising cult-classic film Clueless). >> Listen to Fancy

Die Antwoord, May 22 at the Commodore: Relish the weirdness and voluble, Afrikaans-accented rave-rap of NINJA and Yolandi Visser (you’ll remember her name). >> Listen to Baby’s on Fire

Lana del Rey, May 25 at the PNE Amphitheatre: Forget dubious conspiracy theories about character fabrication. Lana’s show is going to provide the cathartic group cry to “Young & Beautiful” literally everyone needs. She’s swiped her mark across pop  culture in lipstick for sure; if you’re at the show, consider yourself one of the lucky ones. >> Listen to West Coast

(We know, we know—how apropos.) —Adrienne Matei