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Mashrou' Leila

Mashrou' Leila is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Arctic Monkeys, Radiohead, Wild Beasts, Jay Brannan and Roxy Music. Those roots explain a lot about how Mashrou' Leila arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Akher Zapheer, Fairuz, Mohamed Mounir, Souad Massi and Hakim, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Altogether the chart holds 10 connections around Mashrou' Leila, reaching back through Arctic Monkeys. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

Mashrou' Leila, sometimes transliterated in Arabizi as Mashrou3 Leila or translated as "project of one night", was a four-member indie rock band from Beirut, Lebanon. It was formed in 2008 as a music workshop at the American University of Beirut, and released four studio albums: Mashrou' Leila (2009), Raasük (2013), Ibn El Leil (2015) and The Beirut School (2019), as well as an EP, El Hal Romancy (2011). The band attracted controversy due to their satirical lyrics and themes. The band disbanded in 2022, due to harassment and hate campaigns.

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Mashrou' LeilaArctic MonkeysRadioheadWild BeastsJay BrannanRoxy MusicAkher ZapheerFairuzMohamed MounirSouad MassiHakim

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Mashrou' Leila grew out of Arctic Monkeys, Radiohead, Wild Beasts and Jay Brannan, shares an orbit with Akher Zapheer, Fairuz, Mohamed Mounir and Souad Massi. 10 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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