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Beth Gibbons

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Beth Gibbons is a Rock act. Their sound grew out of Jimmy Cliff, U2, Otis Redding, Janis Joplin and Adrian Utley. Those roots explain a lot about how Beth Gibbons arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Portishead, PJ Harvey, Jessica Pratt, Nico and Cat Power, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Hindi Zahra, Emika, Metal Fingers and Kendrick Lamar, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 37 connections around Beth Gibbons, reaching back through Jimmy Cliff and forward to Hindi Zahra. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

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Beth GibbonsJimmy CliffU2Otis ReddingJanis JoplinAdrian UtleyMF DOOMPaul WebbJanis IanHindi ZahraEmikaMetal FingersKendrick LamarPortisheadPJ HarveyJessica PrattNicoCat PowerMassive AttackBeth OrtonSharon Van Etten

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Beth Gibbons connections

Beth Gibbons grew out of Jimmy Cliff, U2, Otis Redding and Janis Joplin, shares an orbit with Portishead, PJ Harvey, Jessica Pratt and Nico, went on to shape Hindi Zahra, Emika, Metal Fingers and Kendrick Lamar. 37 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

Who influenced Beth Gibbons

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Sounds and acts that shaped Beth Gibbons.

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