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Charlie Simpson is a Indie rock act. Their sound grew out of Bon Iver, Coldplay, The Cure, U2 and Placebo. Those roots explain a lot about how Charlie Simpson arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Frank Turner, City and Colour, James Blunt, Owen and Scouting for Girls, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Gunship, Bullet for My Valentine and Tim Cappello, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 31 connections around Charlie Simpson, reaching back through Bon Iver and forward to Gunship. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Charlie Simpson connections
Charlie Simpson grew out of Bon Iver, Coldplay, The Cure and U2, shares an orbit with Frank Turner, City and Colour, James Blunt and Owen, went on to shape Gunship, Bullet for My Valentine and Tim Cappello. 31 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Charlie Simpson
Sounds and acts that shaped Charlie Simpson.
Artists similar to Charlie Simpson
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Charlie Simpson.
- Frank Turnerartist
- City and Colourartist
- James Bluntartist
- Owenartist
- Scouting for Girlsartist
- Roo Panesartist
- Jason Mrazartist
- George Ezraartist
- Mumford & Sonsartist
- Bear's Denartist
- Noah Gundersenartist
- James Morrisonartist
- Matt Nathansonartist
- Howie Dayartist
- James Bayartist
- The Civil Warsartist
- William Fitzsimmonsartist
- John Mayerartist
- Amy Macdonaldartist
- Brian Fallonartist
- Orsonartist
- Benjamin Francis Leftwichartist
- Ray LaMontagneartist
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