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DMA's is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of The Stone Roses, Bruce Springsteen, Bob Dylan, Sonic Youth and New Order. Those roots explain a lot about how DMA's arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as The Courteeners, The Snuts, Sea Girls, Spacey Jane and The Lathums, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Liam Gallagher, Kasabian, What So Not, The Kooks and Richard Ashcroft, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 39 connections around DMA's, reaching back through The Stone Roses and forward to Liam Gallagher. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
DMA's are an Australian rock band formed in 2012 in Sydney, New South Wales. The band is composed of lead vocalist Tommy O'Dell, lead guitarist Matt Mason, and rhythm guitarist Johnny Took. They originally gained popularity for their debut single "Delete" and for their self-titled EP, which were both released in 2014. The band have since gone on to release four studio albums: Hills End (2016), For Now (2018), The Glow (2020) and How Many Dreams? (2023). All four albums have peaked within the top 10 of the ARIA Albums Chart, with the latter two also reaching the top five in the UK and Scotland.
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DMA's connections
DMA's grew out of The Stone Roses, Bruce Springsteen, Bob Dylan and Sonic Youth, shares an orbit with The Courteeners, The Snuts, Sea Girls and Spacey Jane, went on to shape Liam Gallagher, Kasabian, What So Not and The Kooks. 39 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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