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Marissa Nadler

Marissa Nadler is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Sacred Bones Records, Emma Ruth Rundle, Xasthur, Jack Rose and Earth. Those roots explain a lot about how Marissa Nadler arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Chelsea Wolfe, Joan Shelley, Laura Veirs, Steve Gunn and Cat Power, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Ben Watt, Xasthur, Angel Olsen, Ghost and Sharon Van Etten, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 40 connections around Marissa Nadler, reaching back through Sacred Bones Records and forward to Ben Watt. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

Marissa Rachael Nadler is an American singer and songwriter. She is currently signed to Sacred Bones Records and Bella Union, and released her tenth studio album, New Radiations, in August 2025. Her music has been characterized as blending "traditional folk, Gothic Americana, and dreamy pop into an original musical framework". Her music "is rooted in old-school country and folk but brings in elements of experimental and black metal". Sometimes the term "dream folk" has been invoked to describe her work.

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Marissa NadlerSacred Bones RecordsEmma Ruth RundleXasthurJack RoseEarthJoni MitchellMickey NewburyFather John MistyBen WattXasthurAngel OlsenGhostSharon Van EttenMary LattimoreEmma Ruth RundleOkkervil RiverChelsea WolfeJoan ShelleyLaura VeirsSteve GunnCat PowerCass McCombsJulie ByrneAlela Diane

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Marissa Nadler connections

Marissa Nadler grew out of Sacred Bones Records, Emma Ruth Rundle, Xasthur and Jack Rose, shares an orbit with Chelsea Wolfe, Joan Shelley, Laura Veirs and Steve Gunn, went on to shape Ben Watt, Xasthur, Angel Olsen and Ghost. 40 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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