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Agnes Obel

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Agnes Obel is a Classical act. Their sound grew out of Roy Orbison, Joni Mitchell, PJ Harvey, Claude Debussy and John Cale. Those roots explain a lot about how Agnes Obel arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Alela Diane, Sophie Hunger, Laura Veirs, Cat Power and Yael Naim, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Henry Mancini, Alfred Schnittke, Yello, Can and Nina Simone, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 30 connections around Agnes Obel, reaching back through Roy Orbison and forward to Henry Mancini. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
Agnes ObelRoy OrbisonJoni MitchellPJ HarveyClaude DebussyJohn CaleElliott SmithHenry ManciniAlfred SchnittkeYelloCanNina SimoneAlela DianeSophie HungerLaura VeirsCat PowerYael NaimBeth OrtonPetr KalandraSharon Van Etten

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Agnes Obel connections

Agnes Obel grew out of Roy Orbison, Joni Mitchell, PJ Harvey and Claude Debussy, shares an orbit with Alela Diane, Sophie Hunger, Laura Veirs and Cat Power, went on to shape Henry Mancini, Alfred Schnittke, Yello and Can. 30 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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