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Bear's Den is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Ben Howard, Nathaniel Rateliff, The Staves, Mumford & Sons and Daughter. Those roots explain a lot about how Bear's Den arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Blanco White, Roo Panes, Benjamin Francis Leftwich, Beta Radio and Mumford & Sons, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into The Staves, Sam Fender, Maisie Peters, Jade Bird and Dermot Kennedy, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 34 connections around Bear's Den, reaching back through Ben Howard and forward to The Staves. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Bear's Den are a British alternative country and indie folk band from London, formed in 2009 by multi-instrumentalist Kevin Jones and vocalist/guitarist Andrew Davie. In 2025, Jones departed the band, leaving Davie as the sole remaining permanent member.
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Bear's Den connections
Bear's Den grew out of Ben Howard, Nathaniel Rateliff, The Staves and Mumford & Sons, shares an orbit with Blanco White, Roo Panes, Benjamin Francis Leftwich and Beta Radio, went on to shape The Staves, Sam Fender, Maisie Peters and Jade Bird. 34 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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