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Agnes Obel

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Agnes Obel is a Classical act. Their sound grew out of Claude Debussy, Roy Orbison, Joni Mitchell, PJ Harvey 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 Cat Power, Yael Naim, Beth Orton, Petr Kalandra and Sharon Van Etten, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Nina Simone, Henry Mancini, Can, Yello and Alfred Schnittke, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 26 connections around Agnes Obel, reaching back through Claude Debussy and forward to Nina Simone. 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 ObelClaude DebussyRoy OrbisonJoni MitchellPJ HarveyJohn CaleElliott SmithNina SimoneHenry ManciniCanYelloAlfred SchnittkeCat PowerYael NaimBeth OrtonPetr KalandraSharon Van EttenSusanne SundførKT TunstallJosé González

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Agnes Obel connections

Agnes Obel grew out of Claude Debussy, Roy Orbison, Joni Mitchell and PJ Harvey, shares an orbit with Cat Power, Yael Naim, Beth Orton and Petr Kalandra, went on to shape Nina Simone, Henry Mancini, Can and Yello. 26 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

Who influenced Agnes Obel

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