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Hozier is a Blues and House act. Their catalogue also touches Indie rock and Rhythm and blues. Their sound grew out of Otis Redding, Johnny Cash, Woody Guthrie, Van Morrison and Ella Fitzgerald. Those roots explain a lot about how Hozier arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Florence + the Machine, Gigi Perez, The Lumineers, Gregory Alan Isakov and Tamino, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Mavis Staples, Allison Russell, Bedouine, Lena Hall and Autumn, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 63 connections around Hozier, reaching back through Otis Redding and forward to Mavis Staples. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Hozier connections
Hozier grew out of Otis Redding, Johnny Cash, Woody Guthrie and Van Morrison, shares an orbit with Florence + the Machine, Gigi Perez, The Lumineers and Gregory Alan Isakov, went on to shape Mavis Staples, Allison Russell, Bedouine and Lena Hall. 63 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Hozier
Sounds and acts that shaped Hozier.
- Otis Reddingartist
- Johnny Cashartist
- Woody Guthrieartist
- Van Morrisonartist
- Ella Fitzgeraldartist
- St. Vincentartist
- Feistartist
- Paul Simonartist
- Willie Dixonartist
- Victoria Canalartist
- Love Me Like You Doartist
- Mavis Staplesartist
- The Last Dinner Partyartist
- Do I Wanna Know?artist
- The Lumineersartist
- Noah Kahanartist
- Touristartist
- Bedouineartist
- Kaleoartist
- George Ezraartist
- John Lee Hookerartist
- Muddy Watersartist
- Bukka Whiteartist
- Tom Waitsartist
- Nina Simoneartist
- Stereophonicsartist
- Daft Punkartist
- Ali Farka Touréartist
- Tinariwenartist
- Aretha Franklinartist
Artists similar to Hozier
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Hozier.
- Florence + the Machineartist
- Gigi Perezartist
- The Lumineersartist
- Gregory Alan Isakovartist
- Taminoartist
- Brenn!artist
- Phoebe Bridgersartist
- Shawn Jamesartist
- Delta Raeartist
- Annabelle Dindaartist
- Orla Gartlandartist
- Amber Runartist
- Leith Rossartist
- James Bayartist
- Lady Lambartist
- Maya Hawkeartist
- Hayley Williamsartist
- Tom Rosenthalartist
- Miles Catonartist
- Niall Horanartist
- Coinartist
- Stephen Sanchezartist
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