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McCartney II is a Synth-pop act. Their sound grew out of David Byrne, John Cage and David Bowie. Those roots explain a lot about how McCartney II arrange songs and choose their tones. Their influence carried into Hot Chip, Erol Alkan, Super Furry Animals, New Young Pony Club and Swim Deep, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 8 connections around McCartney II, reaching back through David Byrne and forward to Hot Chip. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
McCartney II is the third solo studio album by the English musician Paul McCartney, released on 16 May 1980. It was recorded by McCartney at his home studio in the summer of 1979, shortly before the dissolution of his band Wings in 1981. Like his debut solo studio album, McCartney (1970), he performed all the instruments himself. It yielded three singles: "Coming Up", "Waterfalls", and "Temporary Secretary".
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McCartney II grew out of David Byrne, John Cage and David Bowie, went on to shape Hot Chip, Erol Alkan, Super Furry Animals and New Young Pony Club. 8 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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