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LA Priest is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Gary Numan, Klaxons, Metronomy and Brian Eno. Those roots explain a lot about how LA Priest arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Siriusmo, Franc Moody, Cassius, Yeasayer and Caribou, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Franz Ferdinand, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 19 connections around LA Priest, reaching back through Gary Numan and forward to Franz Ferdinand. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Late of the Pier was an English four-piece dance-punk revival band from Castle Donington, signed to Parlophone. Their debut album Fantasy Black Channel, produced by Erol Alkan, was released in 2008 by Parlophone.
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LA Priest connections
LA Priest grew out of Gary Numan, Klaxons, Metronomy and Brian Eno, shares an orbit with Siriusmo, Franc Moody, Cassius and Yeasayer, went on to shape Franz Ferdinand. 19 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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