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Bon Iver is a Indie rock and Post-rock act. Their sound grew out of Anaïs Mitchell, I Don't Wanna Live Forever, Mononeon, The Chieftains and Ye. Those roots explain a lot about how Bon Iver arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Gregory Alan Isakov, Iron & Wine, Sufjan Stevens, The Tallest Man on Earth and Novo Amor, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Charlie Simpson, Somebody That I Used to Know, Watch the Throne, Flume and Kristian Matsson, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 101 connections around Bon Iver, reaching back through Anaïs Mitchell and forward to Charlie Simpson. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Bon Iver is an American indie folk band founded in 2006 by singer-songwriter Justin Vernon in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. Vernon had originally formed Bon Iver as a solo project, but it eventually became a band consisting of Vernon, Sean Carey, Michael Lewis, Matthew McCaughan, Andrew Fitzpatrick, and Jenn Wasner.
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Bon Iver connections
Bon Iver grew out of Anaïs Mitchell, I Don't Wanna Live Forever, Mononeon and The Chieftains, shares an orbit with Gregory Alan Isakov, Iron & Wine, Sufjan Stevens and The Tallest Man on Earth, went on to shape Charlie Simpson, Somebody That I Used to Know, Watch the Throne and Flume. 102 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Bon Iver
Sounds and acts that shaped Bon Iver.
- Anaïs Mitchellartist
- I Don't Wanna Live Foreverartist
- Mononeonartist
- The Chieftainsartist
- Yeartist
- The Blind Boys of Alabamaartist
- Kanye Westartist
- James Blakeartist
- Montell Fishartist
- Mk.geeartist
- Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweatsartist
- Forest Swordsartist
- Bryce Dessnerartist
- Fionn Reganartist
- Zach Bryanartist
- Beta Radioartist
- Other Livesartist
- Sam Amidonartist
- The Rosebudsartist
- Phat Phunktionartist
- Jim-E Stackartist
- The Slipartist
- Feistartist
Artists similar to Bon Iver
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Bon Iver.
- Gregory Alan Isakovartist
- Iron & Wineartist
- Sufjan Stevensartist
- The Tallest Man on Earthartist
- Novo Amorartist
- Phoebe Bridgersartist
- James Vincent McMorrowartist
- Mk.geeartist
- The War on Drugsartist
- Adrianne Lenkerartist
- Waxahatcheeartist
- Phosphorescentartist
- José Gonzálezartist
- The Lumineersartist
- Leif Vollebekkartist
- Big Thiefartist
- Andrew Birdartist
- Better Oblivion Community Centerartist
- Julien Bakerartist
- Richy Mitch & The Coal Minersartist
- Anaïs Mitchellartist
- Mumford & Sonsartist
- Kevin Morbyartist
- Benjamin Francis Leftwichartist
- Lord Huronartist
- The Stavesartist
- Sharon Van Ettenartist
- Perfume Geniusartist
Bands Bon Iver shaped
Where the influence of Bon Iver travelled next.
- Charlie Simpsonartist
- Somebody That I Used to Knowartist
- Watch the Throneartist
- Flumeartist
- Kristian Matssonartist
- Whitneyartist
- Becky Hillartist
- Snail Mailartist
- The Narrativeartist
- Mary Lambertartist
- Scratch My Backartist
- Holly Humberstoneartist
- The Japanese Houseartist
- Gracie Abramsartist
- Being as an Oceanartist
- Nathaniel Rateliffartist
- James Blakeartist
- Rauryartist
- Jim Legxacyartist
- Denai Mooreartist
- Lola Youngartist
- Big Red Machineartist
- swim schoolartist
- Del Water Gapartist
- Chinchillaartist
- Searowsartist
- St. Vincentartist
- SG Lewisartist
- Bonny Light Horsemanartist
- dodieartist
- Kysonartist
- Hippo Campusartist
- Land of Talkartist
- The Stavesartist
- Imminenceartist
- Lola Marshartist
- Gracie Abramsartist
- Giant Rooksartist
- Poliçaartist
- Avi Kaplanartist
- Dan Manganartist
- Racing Mount Pleasantartist
- Ramonaartist
- Francesca Michielinartist
- Kanye Westartist
- Birdyartist
- The Nationalartist
- Jeremy Zuckerartist
- Feistartist
- Lianne La Havasartist
- Whole Lotta Redartist
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