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Desire

Desire is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Johnny Jewel and Chromatics. Those roots explain a lot about how Desire arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Chromatics, Glass Candy, Johnny Jewel, College and Electric Youth, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Kid Cudi, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 17 connections around Desire, reaching back through Johnny Jewel and forward to Kid Cudi. 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
DesireJohnny JewelChromaticsKid CudiChromaticsGlass CandyJohnny JewelCollegeElectric YouthFarahCold CaveThe Knife

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Desire connections

Desire grew out of Johnny Jewel and Chromatics, shares an orbit with Chromatics, Glass Candy, Johnny Jewel and College, went on to shape Kid Cudi. 17 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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