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half•alive

half•alive is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Vulfpeck, Christine and the Queens, Kimbra, Emily King and Tyler, The Creator. Those roots explain a lot about how half•alive arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Coin, Bad Suns, Hippo Campus, AJR and Twenty One Pilots, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into The Walters, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 30 connections around half•alive, reaching back through Vulfpeck and forward to The Walters. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

Half Alive is an American rock duo formed in Long Beach, California, in 2016. It consists of Josh Taylor (vocals) and J. Tyler Johnson (bass). Previously being accompanied by Brett Kramer on drums but parted ways with the now duo on June 12th 2026. The band began recording music in 2017 and have since released three albums and an extended play (EP).

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half•aliveVulfpeckChristine and the Qu…KimbraEmily KingTyler, The CreatorTwenty One PilotsChance the RapperSufjan StevensThe WaltersCoinBad SunsHippo CampusAJRTwenty One PilotsI DONT KNOW HOW BUT …Colony Houselovelytheband

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half•alive connections

half•alive grew out of Vulfpeck, Christine and the Queens, Kimbra and Emily King, shares an orbit with Coin, Bad Suns, Hippo Campus and AJR, went on to shape The Walters. 30 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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