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Francis and the Lights

Francis and the Lights is an act on the Starverb influence map. They run in the same orbit as Kacy Hill, James Blake, Gnarls Barkley, A R I Z O N A and Jack Garratt, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into benny blanco, Cashmere Cat, The Weeknd, Kool A.D. and Kanye West, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 37 connections around Francis and the Lights and forward to benny blanco. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

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Francis and the Lights is an American music project created by Francis Farewell Starlite. The term "and the Lights" refers both to the lights on a stage and pixels on a computer screen. Francis Farewell Starlite is an American musician, record producer, singer, songwriter, and dancer. He is primarily a vocalist and pianist and is often credited by the Francis and the Lights name for his solo work. He is a frequent collaborator of artists and producers such as Kanye West, Justin Vernon, Cashmere Cat, Chance the Rapper, Nico Segal, Frank Ocean, and Banks.

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Francis and the Lightsbenny blancoCashmere CatThe WeekndKool A.D.Kanye WestKIDS SEE GHOSTSPusha T2 ChainzKacy HillJames BlakeGnarls BarkleyA R I Z O N AJack GarrattMark RonsonJamie LidellFKJ

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Francis and the Lights connections

Francis and the Lights shares an orbit with Kacy Hill, James Blake, Gnarls Barkley and A R I Z O N A, went on to shape benny blanco, Cashmere Cat, The Weeknd and Kool A.D.. 37 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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