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Black Country, New Road

Indie rock
Indie rockPost-rock

Black Country, New Road is a Indie rock and Post-rock act. Their sound grew out of Ariana Grande, Slint, Ornette Coleman, Mark E. Smith and Father John Misty. Those roots explain a lot about how Black Country, New Road arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Racing Mount Pleasant, Geese, Ugly (UK), My New Band Believe and Squid, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Squid, Shame, Yard Act, Fontaines D.C. and Candelabro, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 49 connections around Black Country, New Road, reaching back through Ariana Grande and forward to Squid. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
Black Country, New RoadAriana GrandeSlintOrnette ColemanMark E. SmithFather John MistyPhoebe BridgersKanye WestMGMTSquidShameYard ActFontaines D.C.CandelabroRacing Mount PleasantRacing Mount PleasantGeeseUgly (UK)My New Band BelieveSquidCandelabroMan/Woman/ChainsawShame

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Black Country, New Road grew out of Ariana Grande, Slint, Ornette Coleman and Mark E. Smith, shares an orbit with Racing Mount Pleasant, Geese, Ugly (UK) and My New Band Believe, went on to shape Squid, Shame, Yard Act and Fontaines D.C.. 49 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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