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Cast

Cast is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of The Twang, The Beautiful South, Pele, Space and Elvis Costello. Those roots explain a lot about how Cast arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Ocean Colour Scene, Shed Seven, The Seahorses, The La's and James, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Noel Gallagher, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 34 connections around Cast, reaching back through The Twang and forward to Noel Gallagher. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

Cast are an English indie rock band formed in Liverpool in 1992 by John Power and Peter Wilkinson after Power left The La's and Wilkinson's former band Shack had split. Following early line-ups with different guitarists and drummers, Liam "Skin" Tyson (guitar) and Keith O'Neill (drums) joined Cast in 1993. On 6 July 2025, Cast announced they had signed to Manchester independent record label Scruff of the Neck.

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CastThe TwangThe Beautiful SouthPeleSpaceElvis CostelloOasisThe Stone RosesThe VerveNoel GallagherOcean Colour SceneShed SevenThe SeahorsesThe La'sJamesAshIan BrownCatatonia

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Cast connections

Cast grew out of The Twang, The Beautiful South, Pele and Space, shares an orbit with Ocean Colour Scene, Shed Seven, The Seahorses and The La's, went on to shape Noel Gallagher. 34 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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