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Kimbra is a House and Rap act. Their catalogue also touches Rhythm and blues. Their sound grew out of Kate Bush, Stevie Wonder, David Bowie, Mariah Carey and Jeff Buckley. Those roots explain a lot about how Kimbra arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as MØ, St. Vincent, Chairlift, Janelle Monáe and Kate Nash, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Gotye, John Legend, Matt Bellamy, Thundercat and Bilal, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 46 connections around Kimbra, reaching back through Kate Bush and forward to Gotye. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Kimbra connections
Kimbra grew out of Kate Bush, Stevie Wonder, David Bowie and Mariah Carey, shares an orbit with MØ, St. Vincent, Chairlift and Janelle Monáe, went on to shape Gotye, John Legend, Matt Bellamy and Thundercat. 46 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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