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Chas Smash

Ska
Ska

Chas Smash is a Ska act. Their sound grew out of I'm Only Sleeping. Those roots explain a lot about how Chas Smash arrange songs and choose their tones. Their influence carried into The La's, Paul Weller, Billy Bragg, Morrissey and Just Jack, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 6 connections around Chas Smash, reaching back through I'm Only Sleeping and forward to The La's. 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
Chas SmashI'm Only SleepingThe La'sPaul WellerBilly BraggMorrisseyJust Jack

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Chas Smash connections

Chas Smash grew out of I'm Only Sleeping, went on to shape The La's, Paul Weller, Billy Bragg and Morrissey. 6 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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