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Capital Cities

Synth-pop
Synth-pop

Capital Cities is a Synth-pop act. Their sound grew out of Bent. Those roots explain a lot about how Capital Cities arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Foster the People, Miike Snow, Miami Horror, Atlas Genius and Two Door Cinema Club, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Modest Mouse, Beck, OutKast, Katy Perry and Darren Criss, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 30 connections around Capital Cities, reaching back through Bent and forward to Modest Mouse. 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
Capital CitiesBentModest MouseBeckOutKastKaty PerryDarren CrissMandy MooreFoster the PeopleMiike SnowMiami HorrorAtlas GeniusTwo Door Cinema ClubSir SlyBroken BellsMystery Skulls

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Capital Cities connections

Capital Cities grew out of Bent, shares an orbit with Foster the People, Miike Snow, Miami Horror and Atlas Genius, went on to shape Modest Mouse, Beck, OutKast and Katy Perry. 30 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

Who influenced Capital Cities

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