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Future Islands is a Synth-pop act. Their sound grew out of Jones, Dan Deacon, Beach House, Joy Division and Victoria Legrand. Those roots explain a lot about how Future Islands arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Twin Shadow, Sylvan Esso, TV on the Radio, Public Service Broadcasting and Yeasayer, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Ezra Furman, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah and Okkervil River, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 32 connections around Future Islands, reaching back through Jones and forward to Ezra Furman. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Future Islands connections
Future Islands grew out of Jones, Dan Deacon, Beach House and Joy Division, shares an orbit with Twin Shadow, Sylvan Esso, TV on the Radio and Public Service Broadcasting, went on to shape Ezra Furman, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah and Okkervil River. 32 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Future Islands
Sounds and acts that shaped Future Islands.
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Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Future Islands.
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- Rooseveltartist
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- Ladyhawkeartist
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