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Dermot Kennedy

Dermot Kennedy is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of David Gray, Glen Hansard, Bear's Den, Damien Rice 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, Lewis Capaldi, James Bay, Freya Ridings and Chance Peña, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Altogether the chart holds 18 connections around Dermot Kennedy, reaching back through David Gray. 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 KennedyDavid GrayGlen HansardBear's DenDamien RiceRay LaMontagneDean LewisLewis CapaldiJames BayFreya RidingsChance PeñaJP SaxeZoe WeesJames Arthur

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Dermot Kennedy grew out of David Gray, Glen Hansard, Bear's Den and Damien Rice, shares an orbit with Dean Lewis, Lewis Capaldi, James Bay and Freya Ridings. 18 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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