Playground magazine

This roadmap takes you to different genres; from the electrifying and dreamy pop of Little Dragon and the groovy deep-house of young Maya Jane Coles, to the intimate folk of The Antlers. Yes, there are some really big names on the FIB bill, but this is about the ones bubbling under.

Like every year, the Festival Internacional de Benicàssim features some names written in extra bold, from the international world of music from yesterday and today, but for many fans it's the small print that leads their finger to the “buy” button at the virtual ticket office. So here's a list of artists that made us drool like Pavlov's dog for this year's edition of FIB.

Friday, 13th July, Trident Senses Stage, 22:15

No matter how much everybody tries to put them in the underground electronic pop corner, Swedish band Little Dragon, directed by the magnetic Yukimi Nagano, have the honour of being on the Billboard and top sales charts in the UK, mostly thanks to their two last albums. Both efforts are magical pop treats; a tad off-kilter, granted, but enjoyable for many ears as their sales success shows. On stage, they have the uncanny ability to translate that magic from the studio to a live setting.