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Fresh is a Funk act. Their sound grew out of Joyce Manor, Modern Baseball, Diet Cig and Linda Ronstadt. Those roots explain a lot about how Fresh arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as High Contrast, Andy C, Wilkinson, Sigma and Friction, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Hold Your Colour and Cheekface, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 20 connections around Fresh, reaching back through Joyce Manor and forward to Hold Your Colour. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Fresh is a British pop punk band formed in London in 2015 by Kathryn Woods (vocals/guitar), with George Phillips (bass) and Daniel Goldberg (drums) joining in 2016. The current lineup is completed by Joely Smith (guitar), who joined in 2023. They have released three albums and four EPs.
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Fresh connections
Fresh grew out of Joyce Manor, Modern Baseball, Diet Cig and Linda Ronstadt, shares an orbit with High Contrast, Andy C, Wilkinson and Sigma, went on to shape Hold Your Colour and Cheekface. 20 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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