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Black Kids

Indie rock
Indie rock

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, Voxtrot, Mates of State, The Virgins and San Cisco, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Kaiser Chiefs, Cut Copy, Mates of State, Friendly Fires and Sons and Daughters, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 30 connections around Black Kids, reaching back through Elf Power and forward to Kaiser Chiefs. 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 KidsElf PowerShiny Toy GunsThe CureArcade FireThe B-52'sKaiser ChiefsCut CopyMates of StateFriendly FiresSons and DaughtersKate NashMatt & KimVoxtrotMates of StateThe VirginsSan CiscoGrouploveTokyo Police ClubThe Bravery

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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, Voxtrot, Mates of State and The Virgins, went on to shape Kaiser Chiefs, Cut Copy, Mates of State and Friendly Fires. 30 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

Who influenced Black Kids

Roots5

Sounds and acts that shaped Black Kids.

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Kindred19

Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Black Kids.

Bands Black Kids shaped

Legacy6

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