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Maria Taylor

Indie rock
Indie rock

Maria Taylor is a Indie rock act. Their sound grew out of Bright Eyes, Moby, Michael Stipe, R.E.M. and John Prine. Those roots explain a lot about how Maria Taylor arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Azure Ray, The Good Life, Laura Veirs, Ingrid Michaelson and Mirah, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Phoebe Bridgers, Conor Oberst and Bright Eyes, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 24 connections around Maria Taylor, reaching back through Bright Eyes and forward to Phoebe Bridgers. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
Maria TaylorBright EyesMobyMichael StipeR.E.M.John PrineBo BurnhamPhoebe BridgersConor OberstBright EyesAzure RayThe Good LifeLaura VeirsIngrid MichaelsonMirahBeth OrtonJosh RitterPete Yorn

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Maria Taylor connections

Maria Taylor grew out of Bright Eyes, Moby, Michael Stipe and R.E.M., shares an orbit with Azure Ray, The Good Life, Laura Veirs and Ingrid Michaelson, went on to shape Phoebe Bridgers, Conor Oberst and Bright Eyes. 24 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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