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James Bay is a Americana and House act. Their catalogue also touches Rock. Their sound grew out of Dreamhouse, Andreya Triana, Eric Clapton, The Beatles and Tom Petty. Those roots explain a lot about how James Bay arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as George Ezra, Passenger, Dean Lewis, BANNERS and Tom Walker, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into The Plot in You, Moon Taxi, Ruel and As It Was, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 48 connections around James Bay, reaching back through Dreamhouse and forward to The Plot in You. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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James Bay connections
James Bay grew out of Dreamhouse, Andreya Triana, Eric Clapton and The Beatles, shares an orbit with George Ezra, Passenger, Dean Lewis and BANNERS, went on to shape The Plot in You, Moon Taxi, Ruel and As It Was. 48 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced James Bay
Sounds and acts that shaped James Bay.
Artists similar to James Bay
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with James Bay.
- George Ezraartist
- Passengerartist
- Dean Lewisartist
- BANNERSartist
- Tom Walkerartist
- Dermot Kennedyartist
- James Morrisonartist
- JP Cooperartist
- James Bluntartist
- JP Saxeartist
- James Arthurartist
- Mumford & Sonsartist
- Chance Peñaartist
- The Lumineersartist
- The Vampsartist
- Roo Panesartist
- Myles Smithartist
- Olly Mursartist
- Hazlettartist
- James Vincent McMorrowartist
- Benjamin Francis Leftwichartist
- A Great Big Worldartist
- Brenn!artist
- Foy Vanceartist
- Bear's Denartist
- Matt Corbyartist
- Stephen Sanchezartist
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