◇ image via WikipediaJessica Lea Mayfield
Jessica Lea Mayfield is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Buddy Holly, Elliott Smith, The Arcs and Dinosaur Jr.. Those roots explain a lot about how Jessica Lea Mayfield arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Mirah, Kevin Morby, Laura Veirs, Sharon Van Etten and Jessica Pratt, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Dr. Dog, The Avett Brothers and Alex G, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 39 connections around Jessica Lea Mayfield, reaching back through Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds and forward to Dr. Dog. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Jessica Lea Mayfield is an American singer-songwriter from Kent, Ohio, United States. She is known for her ominous song writing, with a plaintive minimalist style that draws on both country and rock music.
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Jessica Lea Mayfield connections
Jessica Lea Mayfield grew out of Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Buddy Holly, Elliott Smith and The Arcs, shares an orbit with Mirah, Kevin Morby, Laura Veirs and Sharon Van Etten, went on to shape Dr. Dog, The Avett Brothers and Alex G. 39 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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