◇ image via WikipediaJames Mercer
James Mercer is a Blues and Indie rock act. Their sound grew out of Danger Mouse, The Smiths, The Cure, Echo & the Bunnymen and The Beatles. Those roots explain a lot about how James Mercer arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Illinois, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Altogether the chart holds 7 connections around James Mercer, reaching back through Danger Mouse. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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James Mercer grew out of Danger Mouse, The Smiths, The Cure and Echo & the Bunnymen, shares an orbit with Illinois. 7 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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