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Delicate Steve is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Fleetwood Mac, Kanye West, Jonathan Richman, Leonard Cohen and U2. Those roots explain a lot about how Delicate Steve arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Ratatat, Dr. Dog, Andrew Bird, Electric Guest and Neil Frances, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Ra Ra Riot, The Black Keys, Paul Simon, Mac DeMarco and Tame Impala, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 28 connections around Delicate Steve, reaching back through Fleetwood Mac and forward to Ra Ra Riot. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Delicate Steve is the stage name of musician Steve Marion, an American multi-instrumentalist who leads the band of the same name. Delicate Steve's sound has been described as hand-crafted with elements of progressive rock, folksy twang, African rhythms, surf rock and 1970s pop. Marion has collaborated with a wide range of artists in a variety of styles and genres, performing live and recording in-studio with artists such as The Black Keys, Paul Simon, Amen Dunes, Mac DeMarco, Tame Impala, Miley Cyrus, Martin Rev, Spike Jonze, and others.
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Delicate Steve connections
Delicate Steve grew out of Fleetwood Mac, Kanye West, Jonathan Richman and Leonard Cohen, shares an orbit with Ratatat, Dr. Dog, Andrew Bird and Electric Guest, went on to shape Ra Ra Riot, The Black Keys, Paul Simon and Mac DeMarco. 28 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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