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Låpsley is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of London Grammar, Paul Simon, Ella Fitzgerald, Sega Bodega and The xx. Those roots explain a lot about how Låpsley arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Wet, Romy, Aquilo, Kacy Hill and Jack Garratt, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Billie Eilish, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 25 connections around Låpsley, reaching back through London Grammar and forward to Billie Eilish. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Holly Lapsley Fletcher, known professionally as Låpsley, is an English singer, songwriter, musician and producer. She came to prominence in the mid-2010s with a series of self-produced EPs and was long-listed for the BBC Sound of 2015 poll. Her debut album, Long Way Home (2016), was released by XL Recordings to positive reviews and peaked at No. 32 in the UK Albums Chart. She has since released three further studio albums – Through Water (2020), Cautionary Tales of Youth (2023) and I'm a Hurricane I'm a Woman in Love (2025) – as well as the 2024 EP A Guilty Heart Can Never Rest, moving from major-label releases to fully independent work.
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Låpsley connections
Låpsley grew out of London Grammar, Paul Simon, Ella Fitzgerald and Sega Bodega, shares an orbit with Wet, Romy, Aquilo and Kacy Hill, went on to shape Billie Eilish. 25 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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