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Midland is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Gary Stewart, Dwight Yoakam, George Strait and Ben Westbeech. Those roots explain a lot about how Midland arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Tim McGraw, Kenny Chesney, Joy Orbison, Sofia Kourtesis and Kerri Chandler, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Jon Pardi, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 23 connections around Midland, reaching back through Gary Stewart and forward to Jon Pardi. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Midland is an American country music group formed in 2014 in Dripping Springs, Texas. The group members are Mark Wystrach, Jess Carson, and Cameron Duddy. Through Big Machine Records, the band has released two EPs, their self-titled EP and The Last Resort. They have released five albums, On the Rocks, Let It Roll, The Last Resort: Greetings From, Barely Blue and Stages, and seven of their singles have entered the Billboard country chart: "Drinkin' Problem", Burn Out", "Make a Little", "Mr. Lonely", "Cheatin' Songs", "Sunrise Tells the Story and "Longneck Way to Go". Midland’s sound is described as neotraditional country.
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Midland connections
Midland grew out of Gary Stewart, Dwight Yoakam, George Strait and Ben Westbeech, shares an orbit with Tim McGraw, Kenny Chesney, Joy Orbison and Sofia Kourtesis, went on to shape Jon Pardi. 23 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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