◇ image via WikipediaLoyle Carner
Loyle Carner is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Kano, Kwes., Ezra Collective, Babeheaven and Jehst. Those roots explain a lot about how Loyle Carner arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Tom Misch, Bakar, Little Simz, slowthai and Rizzle Kicks, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Matt Maltese, Jehst and Arlo Parks, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 35 connections around Loyle Carner, reaching back through Kano and forward to Matt Maltese. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Benjamin Gerard Coyle-Larner, known professionally as Loyle Carner, is a British hip-hop musician. He released his debut album, Yesterday's Gone, in 2017, which was nominated for the 2017 Mercury Prize. He released his second album, Not Waving, but Drowning, in April 2019, and his third, hugo, in October 2022. His fourth studio album, Hopefully!, was released in June 2025. Carner has been nominated for three Brit Awards.
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Loyle Carner connections
Loyle Carner grew out of Kano, Kwes., Ezra Collective and Babeheaven, shares an orbit with Tom Misch, Bakar, Little Simz and slowthai, went on to shape Matt Maltese, Jehst and Arlo Parks. 35 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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