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Justin Vernon

Indie rock
Indie rock

Justin Vernon is a Indie rock act. Their sound grew out of James Blake, Ye, Washington Phillips, Anaïs Mitchell and Swamp Dogg. 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, Benjamin Francis Leftwich, James Vincent McMorrow and Leif Vollebekk, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Nanna Bryndís Hilmarsdóttir, Yeezus, Poliça and Nicki Minaj, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 31 connections around Justin Vernon, reaching back through James Blake and forward to Nanna Bryndís Hilmarsdóttir. 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 BlakeYeWashington PhillipsAnaïs MitchellSwamp DoggThe SlipThe NationalNanna Bryndís Hilmar…YeezusPoliçaNicki MinajThe Tallest Man on E…Gregory Alan IsakovBenjamin Francis Lef…James Vincent McMorrowLeif VollebekkRichy Mitch & The Co…José GonzálezRay LaMontagne

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Justin Vernon connections

Justin Vernon grew out of James Blake, Ye, Washington Phillips and Anaïs Mitchell, shares an orbit with The Tallest Man on Earth, Gregory Alan Isakov, Benjamin Francis Leftwich and James Vincent McMorrow, went on to shape Nanna Bryndís Hilmarsdóttir, Yeezus, Poliça and Nicki Minaj. 31 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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