Austin City Limits 2022 Wrap-Up: Our Favorite Artists From the Festival

This is a blurb I wrote for ACL 2022 wrap up. Read the full listicle here.

Photos courtesy of Ana Cuba, Nick Little, and Matteo Mobilio

Photo courtesy of Jim Bennett

JAPANESE BREAKFAST

ACL was a jubilee this year, not just because it’s the 20th anniversary of the festival, but because attendees had the pleasure to see Philly pop band Japanese Breakfast. Frontwoman Michelle Zauner and bass player Deven Craige started the band in 2013 and have since been steadily growing in popularity. In 2021, the duo broke out into the mainstream with its track “Be Sweet,” and subsequently released the hit album, Jubilee, garnering attention from fans and the music industry. The album is critically acclaimed, and Japanese Breakfast has gone on to play big venues and festivals, including the upcoming Coachella festival. Their ACL performance this year was nothing short of charismatic, with Zauner lighting up the stage with her enigmatic performance and sweet-sounding voice. Accompanied by violin and saxophone, ACL audiences were treated to heart-wrenching songs about heartbreak, love, and a soulful thank-you to her deceased mother.