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Chvrches

Synth-pop
Synth-pop

Chvrches is a Synth-pop act. Their sound grew out of Kate Bush, New Order, Depeche Mode, Erasure and The Twilight Sad. Those roots explain a lot about how Chvrches arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Ladyhawke, PVRIS, MUNA, La Roux and Sigrid, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Depeche Mode, Hayley Williams, Eurythmics, The National and Marshmello, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 38 connections around Chvrches, reaching back through Kate Bush and forward to Depeche Mode. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

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ChvrchesKate BushNew OrderDepeche ModeErasureThe Twilight SadTouristAereogrammeSalemDepeche ModeHayley WilliamsEurythmicsThe NationalMarshmelloRobert SmithHelen MarnieLadyhawkePVRISMUNALa RouxSigridShiny Toy GunsThe MidnightShura

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Chvrches connections

Chvrches grew out of Kate Bush, New Order, Depeche Mode and Erasure, shares an orbit with Ladyhawke, PVRIS, MUNA and La Roux, went on to shape Depeche Mode, Hayley Williams, Eurythmics and The National. 38 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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