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Jason Molina

Indie rock
Indie rock

Jason Molina is a Indie rock act. Their sound grew out of My Morning Jacket, Townes Van Zandt, Mahalia Jackson, Will Oldham and Black Sabbath. Those roots explain a lot about how Jason Molina arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Songs: Ohia, Vic Chesnutt, Palace Music, Bonnie 'Prince' Billy and Bill Callahan, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Samantha Crain, Kristian Matsson, Kevin Morby, MJ Lenderman and The Avett Brothers, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 41 connections around Jason Molina, reaching back through My Morning Jacket and forward to Samantha Crain. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
Jason MolinaMy Morning JacketTownes Van ZandtMahalia JacksonWill OldhamBlack SabbathSarah JaffeSamantha CrainKristian MatssonKevin MorbyMJ LendermanThe Avett BrothersMy Morning JacketWaxahatcheeHiss Golden MessengerSongs: OhiaVic ChesnuttPalace MusicBonnie 'Prince' BillyBill CallahanJackson C. FrankRed House PaintersMount Eerie

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Jason Molina connections

Jason Molina grew out of My Morning Jacket, Townes Van Zandt, Mahalia Jackson and Will Oldham, shares an orbit with Songs: Ohia, Vic Chesnutt, Palace Music and Bonnie 'Prince' Billy, went on to shape Samantha Crain, Kristian Matsson, Kevin Morby and MJ Lenderman. 41 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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