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Empire of the Sun

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ElectronicRapSynth-pop

Empire of the Sun is a Electronic and Rap act. Their catalogue also touches Synth-pop. Their sound grew out of Mika, Pnau, The Shapeshifters, Shapeshifters and The Golden Filter. Those roots explain a lot about how Empire of the Sun arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Miami Horror, Capital Cities, Roosevelt, Miike Snow and Two Door Cinema Club, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Hurry Up, We're Dreaming, Wiz Khalifa, Tom Aspaul and Looking 4 Myself, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 36 connections around Empire of the Sun, reaching back through Mika and forward to Hurry Up, We're Dreaming. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

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Empire of the SunMikaPnauThe ShapeshiftersShapeshiftersThe Golden FilterMtumeSub FocusDaft PunkHurry Up, We're Drea…Wiz KhalifaTom AspaulLooking 4 MyselfMiami HorrorCapital CitiesRooseveltMiike SnowTwo Door Cinema ClubLadyhawkeThe PresetsPoolside

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Empire of the Sun connections

Empire of the Sun grew out of Mika, Pnau, The Shapeshifters and Shapeshifters, shares an orbit with Miami Horror, Capital Cities, Roosevelt and Miike Snow, went on to shape Hurry Up, We're Dreaming, Wiz Khalifa, Tom Aspaul and Looking 4 Myself. 36 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

Who influenced Empire of the Sun

Roots8

Sounds and acts that shaped Empire of the Sun.

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Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Empire of the Sun.

Bands Empire of the Sun shaped

Legacy4

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