◇ image via WikipediaMichael Clifford
Michael Clifford is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Hopeless Records and Joan Jett. Those roots explain a lot about how Michael Clifford arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Niall Horan, Jonas Brothers, Joe Jonas, Charlotte Sands and The Vamps, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Porter Robinson and Waterparks, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 22 connections around Michael Clifford, reaching back through Hopeless Records and forward to Porter Robinson. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Michael Gordon Clifford is an Australian musician, best known as the lead guitarist of the pop rock band 5 Seconds of Summer. Since 2014, 5 Seconds of Summer have sold more than 10 million albums, sold over 2 million concert tickets worldwide, and the band's song streams surpass 7 billion, making them one of the most successful Australian musical exports in history.
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Michael Clifford connections
Michael Clifford grew out of Hopeless Records and Joan Jett, shares an orbit with Niall Horan, Jonas Brothers, Joe Jonas and Charlotte Sands, went on to shape Porter Robinson and Waterparks. 22 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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