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Beirut is a Folk act. Their sound grew out of Grizzly Bear, Sharon Van Etten, Daniel Johnston, Caetano Veloso and Serge Gainsbourg. Those roots explain a lot about how Beirut arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Andrew Bird, Iron & Wine, Phosphorescent, Kishi Bashi and The Tallest Man on Earth, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Grizzly Bear, A Banda Mais Bonita da Cidade and Prāta Vētra, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 30 connections around Beirut, reaching back through Grizzly Bear and forward to Grizzly Bear. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Beirut connections
Beirut grew out of Grizzly Bear, Sharon Van Etten, Daniel Johnston and Caetano Veloso, shares an orbit with Andrew Bird, Iron & Wine, Phosphorescent and Kishi Bashi, went on to shape Grizzly Bear, A Banda Mais Bonita da Cidade and Prāta Vētra. 30 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Beirut
Sounds and acts that shaped Beirut.
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- Sharon Van Ettenartist
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- Grizzly Bearartist
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