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Astrid is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Belle and Sebastian, Teenage Fanclub and Idlewild. Those roots explain a lot about how Astrid arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Agnes Monica, Sheila on 7, Marcell, Mahalini and Dewa, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Texas, Idlewild and The Zephyrs, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 11 connections around Astrid, reaching back through Belle and Sebastian and forward to Texas. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Astrid is a guitar-pop foursome formed and based in Glasgow in the mid-1990s, but with strong ties to Isle of Lewis in the Hebrides, Scotland. The group released three studio albums, as well as several singles and EPs, before breaking up in 2004.
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Astrid connections
Astrid grew out of Belle and Sebastian, Teenage Fanclub and Idlewild, shares an orbit with Agnes Monica, Sheila on 7, Marcell and Mahalini, went on to shape Texas, Idlewild and The Zephyrs. 11 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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