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keshi is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Queen, John Mayer, Frank Ocean, The 1975 and Drake. Those roots explain a lot about how keshi arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as slchld, Luke Chiang, Rini, The Millennial Club and HYBS, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into No Rome, Mac Ayres, Bryant Barnes, Thuy and yung kai, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 33 connections around keshi, reaching back through Queen and forward to No Rome. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Casey Thai Luong, known professionally as Keshi, is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and record producer. He debuted in 2017 with the single "Over U", and has since gained recognition for his lo-fi and R&B works with emotional lyricism. The following year, Keshi released his first extended play The Reaper. His debut album Gabriel was released in 2022, and his sophomore album Requiem was released in 2024. Both albums reached the top 30 on the US Billboard 200. Three of his singles have been certified gold in Australia and Canada. He has embarked on multiple global headlining tours in support of his music.
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keshi connections
keshi grew out of Queen, John Mayer, Frank Ocean and The 1975, shares an orbit with slchld, Luke Chiang, Rini and The Millennial Club, went on to shape No Rome, Mac Ayres, Bryant Barnes and Thuy. 33 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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