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Hemlock Ernst is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Kenny Segal. Those roots explain a lot about how Hemlock Ernst arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Myka 9, Molemen and Rome Fortune, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Gangrene, BADBADNOTGOOD, Clams Casino, Nina Kinert and DJ Shadow, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 12 connections around Hemlock Ernst, reaching back through Kenny Segal and forward to Gangrene. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Samuel Thompson Herring, also known as Hemlock Ernst, is an American singer, rapper and actor based in Baltimore, Maryland. He is best known as the frontman of the synth-pop band Future Islands, with whom he has recorded seven studio albums. He has also previously been a member of Art Lord & the Self-Portraits, The Snails, and Trouble Knows Me.
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Hemlock Ernst connections
Hemlock Ernst grew out of Kenny Segal, shares an orbit with Myka 9, Molemen and Rome Fortune, went on to shape Gangrene, BADBADNOTGOOD, Clams Casino and Nina Kinert. 12 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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