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Actress is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Kara-Lis Coverdale, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Neon Indian, Dean Blunt and The Shangri-Las. Those roots explain a lot about how Actress arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Autechre, Jan Jelinek, Four Tet, Two Lone Swordsmen and Polygon Window, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Def Leppard, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, David Bowie, Billy Idol and R.E.M., where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 38 connections around Actress, reaching back through Kara-Lis Coverdale and forward to Def Leppard. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
The New York Dolls were an American rock band formed in New York City in 1971, who released two albums, New York Dolls (1973) and Too Much Too Soon (1974), before disbanding in 1976. Its classic lineup consisted of vocalist David Johansen, guitarist Johnny Thunders, bassist Arthur Kane, guitarist and pianist Sylvain Sylvain, and drummer Jerry Nolan; the latter two had replaced Rick Rivets and Billy Murcia, respectively, in 1972. In their appearance, they drew from drag fashion, wearing high heels, hats, satin, makeup, spandex, and dresses.
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Actress connections
Actress grew out of Kara-Lis Coverdale, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Neon Indian and Dean Blunt, shares an orbit with Autechre, Jan Jelinek, Four Tet and Two Lone Swordsmen, went on to shape Def Leppard, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, David Bowie and Billy Idol. 38 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Actress
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