Rising Artists Who Rocked Coachella: Get to Know Holly Humberstone, Wallows and Jean Dawson

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Ellise Shafer As one of the biggest music festivals in the world, Coachella draws hundreds of thousands of music lovers for two weekends of non-stop tunes from some of the best artists in the industry.

And after two years without the festival due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Coachella came back with a bang with an all-star collection of headliners including Harry Styles, Billie Eilish and a co-headlining set from Swedish House Mafia and the Weeknd.

But with over 150 artists performing, the desert-based fest can also be a haven for music discovery, introducing smaller acts to a wide cross-section of fans from all over the music taste spectrum and possibly launching them into the mainstream.During Weekend 2, Variety sat down with three of Coachella’s most exciting rising artists — Wallows, Jean Dawson and Holly Humberstone — to discuss their experience playing the famous festival’s first edition since the pandemic, upcoming projects and what they hope new fans take away from their music.

Twenty-two-year-old singer-songwriter Holly Humberstone is most comfortable being on stage all by herself. In contrast to most acts at Coachella, Humberstone manned all of the instruments needed for her set, looping the piano and guitar melodies over each other to create her soft synth-pop sound.