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Jill Sobule

Indie rock
Indie rock

Jill Sobule is a Indie rock act. Their sound grew out of Harry Nilsson, Randy Newman, Harry Chapin, Loudon Wainwright III and Tom Morello. Those roots explain a lot about how Jill Sobule arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Ani DiFranco, Sophie B. Hawkins, Jewel, Liz Phair and Letters to Cleo, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Alanis Morissette, Emma Roberts, I Kissed a Girl and Barbie Girl, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 25 connections around Jill Sobule, reaching back through Harry Nilsson and forward to Alanis Morissette. 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
Jill SobuleHarry NilssonRandy NewmanHarry ChapinLoudon Wainwright IIITom MorelloSwan DiveWarren ZevonAlanis MorissetteEmma RobertsI Kissed a GirlBarbie GirlAni DiFrancoSophie B. HawkinsJewelLiz PhairLetters to CleoLaura VeirsThrowing MusesKirsty MacColl

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Jill Sobule connections

Jill Sobule grew out of Harry Nilsson, Randy Newman, Harry Chapin and Loudon Wainwright III, shares an orbit with Ani DiFranco, Sophie B. Hawkins, Jewel and Liz Phair, went on to shape Alanis Morissette, Emma Roberts, I Kissed a Girl and Barbie Girl. 25 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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