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Mansun is a Indie rock act. Their sound grew out of David Bowie, ABC, Duran Duran, Magazine and 808 State. Those roots explain a lot about how Mansun arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Shed Seven, Manic Street Preachers, Ocean Colour Scene, Ash and The Seahorses, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into LostAlone and Blood Orange, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 17 connections around Mansun, reaching back through David Bowie and forward to LostAlone. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Mansun connections
Mansun grew out of David Bowie, ABC, Duran Duran and Magazine, shares an orbit with Shed Seven, Manic Street Preachers, Ocean Colour Scene and Ash, went on to shape LostAlone and Blood Orange. 17 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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