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Gaz Coombes

Gaz Coombes is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Holly Johnson, Colin Greenwood and The Kinks. Those roots explain a lot about how Gaz Coombes arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as She Drew the Gun, The Zutons, Palma Violets, The Bees and James, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into The Last Shadow Puppets, Alex Turner and Miles Kane, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 21 connections around Gaz Coombes, reaching back through Holly Johnson and forward to The Last Shadow Puppets. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

Gareth Michael "Gaz" Coombes is an English musician, best known as the lead vocalist and guitarist of the alternative rock band Supergrass. He first entered the music scene aged 14 as the lead singer of the band The Jennifers which featured Supergrass bandmate Danny Goffey.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
Gaz CoombesHolly JohnsonColin GreenwoodThe KinksThe Last Shadow Pupp…Alex TurnerMiles KaneShe Drew the GunThe ZutonsPalma VioletsThe BeesJamesThe KillsThe CoralHalf Moon Run

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Gaz Coombes connections

Gaz Coombes grew out of Holly Johnson, Colin Greenwood and The Kinks, shares an orbit with She Drew the Gun, The Zutons, Palma Violets and The Bees, went on to shape The Last Shadow Puppets, Alex Turner and Miles Kane. 21 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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