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Bully is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Nirvana, Chumbawamba, Orville Peck and Wombo. Those roots explain a lot about how Bully arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Blondshell, Mannequin Pussy, Remember Sports, Swearin' and The Beths, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Soccer Mommy and The Beths, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 31 connections around Bully, reaching back through Nirvana and forward to Soccer Mommy. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Bully originally began as a rock band, formed in 2013 in Nashville, Tennessee. They signed to Columbia Records label Startime International and released their first album, Feels Like, in 2015. The band moved to Sub Pop to release Losing in 2017. Their third album Sugaregg was released on August 21, 2020, and their fourth album Lucky for You was released on June 2, 2023.
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Bully connections
Bully grew out of Nirvana, Chumbawamba, Orville Peck and Wombo, shares an orbit with Blondshell, Mannequin Pussy, Remember Sports and Swearin', went on to shape Soccer Mommy and The Beths. 31 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Bully
Sounds and acts that shaped Bully.
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Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Bully.
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- Ratboyartist
- Camp Copeartist
- Sleater-Kinneyartist
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- The Hold Steadyartist
- Middle Kidsartist
- Chastity Beltartist
- Titus Andronicusartist
- Superchunkartist
- P.S. Eliotartist
- Sunflower Beanartist
- Indigo De Souzaartist
- The Joy Formidableartist
- The Dirty Nilartist
- The Beachesartist
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