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CSS is a Rap act. Their sound grew out of Ratatat, Bonde do Rolê, Beyoncé, The Sunshine Underground and Supla. Those roots explain a lot about how CSS arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Bonde do Rolê, Ladyhawke, Chairlift, Does It Offend You, Yeah? and Le Tigre, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Taken By Cars, Gossip, Diplo, Bonde do Rolê and Time 'n' Place, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 30 connections around CSS, reaching back through Ratatat and forward to Taken By Cars. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

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CSSRatatatBonde do RolêBeyoncéThe Sunshine Undergr…SuplaYo MajestyTaken By CarsGossipDiploBonde do RolêTime 'n' PlaceCalvin HarrisBonde do RolêLadyhawkeChairliftDoes It Offend You, …Le TigreTulipa RuizFriendly FiresThe Rapture

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CSS connections

CSS grew out of Ratatat, Bonde do Rolê, Beyoncé and The Sunshine Underground, shares an orbit with Bonde do Rolê, Ladyhawke, Chairlift and Does It Offend You, Yeah?, went on to shape Taken By Cars, Gossip, Diplo and Bonde do Rolê. 30 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

Who influenced CSS

Roots6

Sounds and acts that shaped CSS.

Artists similar to CSS

Kindred18

Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with CSS.

Bands CSS shaped

Legacy6

Where the influence of CSS travelled next.

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