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Cruel Youth

Cruel Youth is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Bobby Hebb. Those roots explain a lot about how Cruel Youth arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Natalia Kills, Bonnie McKee, Zella Day, Banks and Ellie Goulding, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Conway the Machine and Kiiara, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 24 connections around Cruel Youth, reaching back through Bobby Hebb and forward to Conway the Machine. 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
Cruel YouthBobby HebbConway the MachineKiiaraNatalia KillsBonnie McKeeZella DayBanksEllie GouldingIvy LevanRyn WeaverNicola Roberts

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Cruel Youth connections

Cruel Youth grew out of Bobby Hebb, shares an orbit with Natalia Kills, Bonnie McKee, Zella Day and Banks, went on to shape Conway the Machine and Kiiara. 24 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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