◇ image via WikipediaConor Oberst
Conor Oberst is a Emo and Indie rock act. Their sound grew out of Jim James, Phoebe Bridgers, First Aid Kit, Vic Chesnutt and The Smiths. Those roots explain a lot about how Conor Oberst arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Better Oblivion Community Center, The Felice Brothers, The Good Life, Josh Ritter and The Mountain Goats, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Jenny Lewis, Jack Conte, Dawes, The Felice Brothers and The Faint, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 44 connections around Conor Oberst, reaching back through Jim James and forward to Jenny Lewis. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Conor Oberst connections
Conor Oberst grew out of Jim James, Phoebe Bridgers, First Aid Kit and Vic Chesnutt, shares an orbit with Better Oblivion Community Center, The Felice Brothers, The Good Life and Josh Ritter, went on to shape Jenny Lewis, Jack Conte, Dawes and The Felice Brothers. 44 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Conor Oberst
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