◇ image via WikipediaMagic Wands
Magic Wands is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Madonna and David Bowie. Those roots explain a lot about how Magic Wands arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Blouse, Still Corners, Widowspeak, School of Seven Bells and The Raveonettes, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into The xx, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 15 connections around Magic Wands, reaching back through Madonna and forward to The xx. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Magic Wands connections
Magic Wands grew out of Madonna and David Bowie, shares an orbit with Blouse, Still Corners, Widowspeak and School of Seven Bells, went on to shape The xx. 15 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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