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Craft Spells is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of New Order, Hibou and Ian Curtis. Those roots explain a lot about how Craft Spells arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Blouse, Minks, Castlebeat, Launder and Acid Ghost, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Hazel English, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 16 connections around Craft Spells, reaching back through New Order and forward to Hazel English. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Craft Spells is an American indie rock/dream pop band from Stockton, California, formed in late 2009 by Justin Vallesteros. To date, Craft Spells has released two studio albums, Idle Labor (2011) and Nausea (2014) on the Captured Tracks label.
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Craft Spells grew out of New Order, Hibou and Ian Curtis, shares an orbit with Blouse, Minks, Castlebeat and Launder, went on to shape Hazel English. 16 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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