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Karen O

Indie rock
Indie rock

Karen O is a Indie rock act. Their sound grew out of Danger Mouse, Bob Dylan, Led Zeppelin, Swans and Santigold. Those roots explain a lot about how Karen O arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Broken Bells, Cat Power, The Dø, Mirah and Balthazar, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Deerhoof, Beabadoobe, Liars, Peaches and Roger Alan Wade, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 52 connections around Karen O, reaching back through Danger Mouse and forward to Deerhoof. 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
Karen ODanger MouseBob DylanLed ZeppelinSwansSantigoldOl' Dirty BastardFatlipMichael JacksonDeerhoofBeabadoobeLiarsPeachesRoger Alan WadeThe Flaming LipsTrent ReznorAtticus RossBroken BellsCat PowerThe DøMirahBalthazarElectrelaneDead Man's BonesThe Kills

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Karen O connections

Karen O grew out of Danger Mouse, Bob Dylan, Led Zeppelin and Swans, shares an orbit with Broken Bells, Cat Power, The Dø and Mirah, went on to shape Deerhoof, Beabadoobe, Liars and Peaches. 52 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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Roots15

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Legacy16

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