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Heat Waves is a Contemporary R&B act. Their sound grew out of Frank Ocean. Those roots explain a lot about how Heat Waves arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Light Switch, Love Nwantiti, Don't Speak and Save Your Tears, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Gabby Barrett, The Weeknd, Teddy Swims, Diplo and Iann Dior, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 12 connections around Heat Waves, reaching back through Frank Ocean and forward to Gabby Barrett. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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"Heat Waves" is a song by British indie rock band Glass Animals released as a single from their third studio album Dreamland on 29 June 2020.
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Heat Waves connections
Heat Waves grew out of Frank Ocean, shares an orbit with Light Switch, Love Nwantiti, Don't Speak and Save Your Tears, went on to shape Gabby Barrett, The Weeknd, Teddy Swims and Diplo. 12 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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