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Band of Skulls

Band of Skulls is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of The Dead Weather, Goldfrapp, Muse, Archive and Saint Motel. Those roots explain a lot about how Band of Skulls arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as The Raconteurs, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, The Kills, Dan Auerbach and The Blue Stones, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into 22-20s and Pixies, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 30 connections around Band of Skulls, reaching back through The Dead Weather and forward to 22-20s. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

Band of Skulls are an English rock band from Southampton, Hampshire. The band was founded in 2002 by vocalist and guitarist Russell Marsden, vocalist and bassist Emma Richardson and drummer Matt Hayward. The group formed after meeting in college, although Marsden and Hayward had been friends since high school. Following the respective departures of Hayward in 2017 and Richardson in 2022, Marsden has continued on under the moniker as a solo project. Band of Skulls have released five studio albums, the most recent of which was Love Is All You Love in April 2019.

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Band of SkullsThe Dead WeatherGoldfrappMuseArchiveSaint MotelBlack Rebel Motorcyc…The Rolling Stones22-20sPixiesThe RaconteursBlack Rebel Motorcyc…The KillsDan AuerbachThe Blue StonesRoyal BloodHanni El KhatibThe Von Bondies

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Band of Skulls connections

Band of Skulls grew out of The Dead Weather, Goldfrapp, Muse and Archive, shares an orbit with The Raconteurs, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, The Kills and Dan Auerbach, went on to shape 22-20s and Pixies. 30 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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