The lineup page on the Coachella website could easily be mistaken for the directory of a modelling agency. While the traditional rock band may have fallen from favor, the ascent of Styles suggests something rising from its ashes. He acts like a celebrity, yet the music he’s making, influenced by Peter Gabriel and Crosby, Stills & Nash, is part of the traditional rock canon. He’s indie without any independence, a rock band while being a solo artist, jumping through the hoops of what it takes to become a headline act in 2022. But perhaps the most radical thing about the Coachella lineup is how little reverence it has for what’s gone before.

Source: The Guardian January 15, 2022 16:14 UTC