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British Sea Power is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of The Flaming Lips, Galaxie 500, The Rosebuds, The Cure and Joy Division. Those roots explain a lot about how British Sea Power arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Sea Power & Change, The Coral, The Futureheads, Doves and The Boxer Rebellion, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into The Boxer Rebellion, The Killers and Arkells, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 32 connections around British Sea Power, reaching back through The Flaming Lips and forward to The Boxer Rebellion. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Sea Power, previously known as British Sea Power and initially as British Air Powers, are an English alternative rock band. The group's original lineup consisted of Jan Scott Wilkinson, known as Yan; Martin Noble, known as Noble; and Alison Cotton. By the time the band had begun its recording career, Cotton had departed, and two new members had joined: Neil Hamilton Wilkinson, known as Hamilton, and Matthew Wood, known as Woody. Eamon Hamilton joined the band in autumn 2002. He left in 2006 and was replaced by Phil Sumner, with Abi Fry joining the band in 2008.
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British Sea Power connections
British Sea Power grew out of The Flaming Lips, Galaxie 500, The Rosebuds and The Cure, shares an orbit with Sea Power & Change, The Coral, The Futureheads and Doves, went on to shape The Boxer Rebellion, The Killers and Arkells. 32 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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