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Morning Runner

Morning Runner is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Ian Brown, Bloc Party, The Magic Numbers, The Pogues and Coldplay. Those roots explain a lot about how Morning Runner arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Reverend and The Makers, Snow Patrol, Milburn, Orson and The Enemy, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Pete and the Pirates, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 31 connections around Morning Runner, reaching back through Ian Brown and forward to Pete and the Pirates. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

Morning Runner were an English alternative rock band, formed in 2003 in Reading, Berkshire. The band comprised vocalist/guitarist Matthew Jonathan Greener, drummer Ali Clewer, bassist Tom Derrett and pianist Chris "Fields" Wheatcroft.

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Morning RunnerIan BrownBloc PartyThe Magic NumbersThe PoguesColdplayPete and the PiratesReverend and The Mak…Snow PatrolMilburnOrsonThe EnemyThe CourteenersThe FutureheadsDoves

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Morning Runner grew out of Ian Brown, Bloc Party, The Magic Numbers and The Pogues, shares an orbit with Reverend and The Makers, Snow Patrol, Milburn and Orson, went on to shape Pete and the Pirates. 31 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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