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Balance and Composure

Balance and Composure is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Built to Spill, American Football, Mineral, Johnny Cash and The Cure. Those roots explain a lot about how Balance and Composure arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Citizen, Movements, Pianos Become the Teeth, Have Mercy and Moose Blood, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Turnover, Movements, The Jealous Sound, Currents and Title Fight, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 38 connections around Balance and Composure, reaching back through Built to Spill and forward to Turnover. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

Balance and Composure is an American emo band from Doylestown, Pennsylvania. The band was formed in 2007 by vocalist and guitarist Jon Simmons, drummer Bailey Van Ellis, guitarist and vocalist Andy Slaymaker and bassist Matt Warner, following the disbandments of their previous bands Erection Kids and Sceneic. One of the founding acts of the fourth-wave of emo and a pioneer of soft grunge music, they released two EPs and a split album with Tigers Jaw, before releasing their debut album, Separation, in 2011, by which time they also added guitarist Erik Petersen. In 2013, they released their second album, The Things We Think We're Missing, followed by 2016's Light We Made. In 2019, Van Ellis departed from the band, replaced by Dennis Wilson, who took part in their final tour before disbanding. In 2023, they reformed with the lineup from their then-final tour, releasing their fourth album, With You in Spirit, in 2024.

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Balance and ComposureBuilt to SpillAmerican FootballMineralJohnny CashThe CureJimmy Eat WorldMewithoutYouManchester OrchestraTurnoverMovementsThe Jealous SoundCurrentsTitle FightSplit ChainCitizenMovementsPianos Become the Te…Have MercyMoose BloodPity SexModern ColorCloakroom

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Balance and Composure connections

Balance and Composure grew out of Built to Spill, American Football, Mineral and Johnny Cash, shares an orbit with Citizen, Movements, Pianos Become the Teeth and Have Mercy, went on to shape Turnover, Movements, The Jealous Sound and Currents. 39 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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