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Justin Vernon

Indie rock
Indie rock

Justin Vernon is a Indie rock act. Their sound grew out of James Blake, Washington Phillips, Anaïs Mitchell, Swamp Dogg and Ye. Those roots explain a lot about how Justin Vernon arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as The Tallest Man on Earth, Gregory Alan Isakov, Josh Ritter, Benjamin Francis Leftwich and James Vincent McMorrow, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Yeezus, Nanna Bryndís Hilmarsdóttir, Poliça and Nicki Minaj, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 39 connections around Justin Vernon, reaching back through James Blake and forward to Yeezus. 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
Justin VernonJames BlakeWashington PhillipsAnaïs MitchellSwamp DoggYeThe SlipThe NationalYeezusNanna Bryndís Hilmar…PoliçaNicki MinajThe Tallest Man on E…Gregory Alan IsakovJosh RitterBenjamin Francis Lef…James Vincent McMorrowLeif VollebekkNathaniel RateliffRichy Mitch & The Co…

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Justin Vernon connections

Justin Vernon grew out of James Blake, Washington Phillips, Anaïs Mitchell and Swamp Dogg, shares an orbit with The Tallest Man on Earth, Gregory Alan Isakov, Josh Ritter and Benjamin Francis Leftwich, went on to shape Yeezus, Nanna Bryndís Hilmarsdóttir, Poliça and Nicki Minaj. 39 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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