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Love Lockdown is a Electropop act. Their sound grew out of Phil Collins, Gary Numan and Boy George. Those roots explain a lot about how Love Lockdown arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Billionaire, Stronger, Lose Yourself and So What, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Glass Animals, Lorde and T.I., where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 10 connections around Love Lockdown, reaching back through Phil Collins and forward to Glass Animals. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
"Love Lockdown" is a song by American rapper Kanye West from his fourth studio album, 808s & Heartbreak (2008). The song was produced by West, while co-produced by Jeff Bhasker. The producers co-wrote it with Esthero, Malik Yusef, and Starshell. West initially shared the song via his blog on September 10, 2008, before re-recording it after negative reactions. The song was later released for digital download on September 18, 2008 by Roc-A-Fella and Def Jam as the lead single from the album. An electropop song, its instrumentation relies on piano and Roland TR-808 drumbeats.
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Love Lockdown connections
Love Lockdown grew out of Phil Collins, Gary Numan and Boy George, shares an orbit with Billionaire, Stronger, Lose Yourself and So What, went on to shape Glass Animals, Lorde and T.I.. 10 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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