◇ image via WikipediaMatt Nathanson
Matt Nathanson is a Folk act. Their sound grew out of Bob Schneider, Rachael Yamagata, Mary Lambert, James and Prince. Those roots explain a lot about how Matt Nathanson arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Five for Fighting, Howie Day, Gavin DeGraw, Sara Bareilles and Jason Mraz, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Carbon Leaf, Rita Wilson, Sugarland, Kelly Clarkson and Little Big Town, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 37 connections around Matt Nathanson, reaching back through Bob Schneider and forward to Carbon Leaf. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Matt Nathanson connections
Matt Nathanson grew out of Bob Schneider, Rachael Yamagata, Mary Lambert and James, shares an orbit with Five for Fighting, Howie Day, Gavin DeGraw and Sara Bareilles, went on to shape Carbon Leaf, Rita Wilson, Sugarland and Kelly Clarkson. 37 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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