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Black Kids is a Indie rock act. Their sound grew out of Elf Power, Shiny Toy Guns, The Cure, Arcade Fire and The B-52's. Those roots explain a lot about how Black Kids arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Matt & Kim, Ra Ra Riot, Hot Hot Heat, Voxtrot and Mates of State, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Friendly Fires, Kaiser Chiefs, Mates of State, Sons and Daughters and Kate Nash, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 41 connections around Black Kids, reaching back through Elf Power and forward to Friendly Fires. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Black Kids connections
Black Kids grew out of Elf Power, Shiny Toy Guns, The Cure and Arcade Fire, shares an orbit with Matt & Kim, Ra Ra Riot, Hot Hot Heat and Voxtrot, went on to shape Friendly Fires, Kaiser Chiefs, Mates of State and Sons and Daughters. 41 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Black Kids
Sounds and acts that shaped Black Kids.
Artists similar to Black Kids
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Black Kids.
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- Ladyhawkeartist
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- Architecture in Helsinkiartist
- The Formatartist
- The Futureheadsartist
- Margot & the Nuclear So and So'sartist
- Two Door Cinema Clubartist
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