◇ image via WikipediaDermot Kennedy
Dermot Kennedy is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Bear's Den, David Gray, Damien Rice, Glen Hansard and Ray LaMontagne. Those roots explain a lot about how Dermot Kennedy arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Dean Lewis, Myles Smith, Lewis Capaldi, James Bay and JP Cooper, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Altogether the chart holds 26 connections around Dermot Kennedy, reaching back through Bear's Den. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Dermot Joseph Kennedy is an Irish singer and songwriter. He is signed to Interscope Records in the US and Island Records for the rest of the world. Kennedy was relatively unknown until 2016, when Spotify added two of his self-released tracks to its influential playlists, which led to recognition and recording contracts. He has since released three albums: Without Fear (2019), Sonder (2022), and The Weight of the Woods (2026) as well as 4 EPs: Doves & Ravens (2017), Mike Dean Presents: Dermot Kennedy (2018), Lost in the Soft Light (2020), and I've Told the Trees Everything (2024). He has achieved commercial success with his singles "Outnumbered" (2019), "Power Over Me" (2019), "Giants" (2020), and he is featured on "Paradise" (2020) by Meduza.
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Dermot Kennedy connections
Dermot Kennedy grew out of Bear's Den, David Gray, Damien Rice and Glen Hansard, shares an orbit with Dean Lewis, Myles Smith, Lewis Capaldi and James Bay. 26 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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