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Hiss Golden Messenger is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of The Byrds, Buffalo Springfield, The Beatles, Jason Molina and Songs: Ohia. Those roots explain a lot about how Hiss Golden Messenger arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Kevin Morby, Dawes, Bonny Light Horseman, Justin Townes Earle and Josh Ritter, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Will Oldham, Bill Callahan and Bonny Light Horseman, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 34 connections around Hiss Golden Messenger, reaching back through The Byrds and forward to Will Oldham. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Hiss Golden Messenger is an American folk band originating from Durham, North Carolina, formed in 2007 and led by singer and songwriter MC Taylor.
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Hiss Golden Messenger connections
Hiss Golden Messenger grew out of The Byrds, Buffalo Springfield, The Beatles and Jason Molina, shares an orbit with Kevin Morby, Dawes, Bonny Light Horseman and Justin Townes Earle, went on to shape Will Oldham, Bill Callahan and Bonny Light Horseman. 34 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Hiss Golden Messenger
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