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Benjamin Francis Leftwich

Benjamin Francis Leftwich is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of The Rolling Stones, Nina Simone, Nick Drake, Bob Dylan and Elliott Smith. Those roots explain a lot about how Benjamin Francis Leftwich arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as James Vincent McMorrow, Roo Panes, Bear's Den, Blind Pilot and William Fitzsimmons, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into The 1975 and Holly Humberstone, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 33 connections around Benjamin Francis Leftwich, reaching back through The Rolling Stones and forward to The 1975. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

Benjamin Francis Leftwich is an English singer-songwriter from York. He released his first album Last Smoke Before the Snowstorm in 2011, which peaked at #35 on the UK charts. He has released four further albums since, the most recent in February 2024. Leftwich has also co-written with other artists, including The 1975, Holly Humberstone, and CMAT.

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Benjamin Francis LeftwichThe Rolling StonesNina SimoneNick DrakeBob DylanElliott SmithCherArcade FireRyan AdamsThe 1975Holly HumberstoneJames Vincent McMorrowRoo PanesBear's DenBlind PilotWilliam FitzsimmonsKeaton HensonThe Tallest Man on E…Gregory Alan Isakov

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Benjamin Francis Leftwich grew out of The Rolling Stones, Nina Simone, Nick Drake and Bob Dylan, shares an orbit with James Vincent McMorrow, Roo Panes, Bear's Den and Blind Pilot, went on to shape The 1975 and Holly Humberstone. 33 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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