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Ivy

Ivy is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of The Belltower, Meng Jia, Ultra Vivid Scene, Fountains of Wayne and The Go-Betweens. Those roots explain a lot about how Ivy arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Everything But the Girl, Stars, The Sundays, Kate Havnevik and Chairlift, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Fountains of Wayne and Stereolab, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 34 connections around Ivy, reaching back through The Belltower and forward to Fountains of Wayne. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

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IvyThe BelltowerMeng JiaUltra Vivid SceneFountains of WayneThe Go-BetweensThe House of LovePrefab SproutThe SmithsFountains of WayneStereolabEverything But the G…StarsThe SundaysKate HavnevikChairliftCamera ObscuraThe SoftiesLuscious Jackson

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Ivy connections

Ivy grew out of The Belltower, Meng Jia, Ultra Vivid Scene and Fountains of Wayne, shares an orbit with Everything But the Girl, Stars, The Sundays and Kate Havnevik, went on to shape Fountains of Wayne and Stereolab. 34 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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