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Kim Deal

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Kim Deal is a Rap act. Their sound grew out of Hüsker Dü, Peter, Paul and Mary, Neil Young, AC/DC and Led Zeppelin. Those roots explain a lot about how Kim Deal arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Throwing Muses, King Hannah, Frank Black, Tunde Adebimpe and Horsegirl, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Courtney Barnett, Kurt Cobain, Guided by Voices, Robert Pollard and Belly, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 45 connections around Kim Deal, reaching back through Hüsker Dü and forward to Courtney Barnett. 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
Kim DealHüsker DüPeter, Paul and MaryNeil YoungAC/DCLed ZeppelinRoger MillerJames Blood UlmerThe UndertonesCourtney BarnettKurt CobainGuided by VoicesRobert PollardBellyFever RayRóisín MurphyBryce DessnerThrowing MusesKing HannahFrank BlackTunde AdebimpeHorsegirlJ MascisWhite DenimThe Lemonheads

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Kim Deal connections

Kim Deal grew out of Hüsker Dü, Peter, Paul and Mary, Neil Young and AC/DC, shares an orbit with Throwing Muses, King Hannah, Frank Black and Tunde Adebimpe, went on to shape Courtney Barnett, Kurt Cobain, Guided by Voices and Robert Pollard. 45 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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