◇ image via WikipediaMountain Man
Mountain Man is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Céline Dion, The Roches, The Decemberists, Jónsi and Bobby. Those roots explain a lot about how Mountain Man arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as The Wild Reeds, Laura Veirs, Julie Byrne, Bedouine and Joan Shelley, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Sylvan Esso, Bobby and alt-J, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 41 connections around Mountain Man, reaching back through Céline Dion and forward to Sylvan Esso. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Mountain Man is an American singing trio described as "nestled in the tradition of American folk" with a traditional Appalachian folk sound. They have earned acclaim from a number of music critics. They often sing a cappella, with a "sparse, haunting, hymnal beauty" sometimes accompanied by soft acoustic guitar, but with their voices "virtually unadorned", according to Guardian critic Paul Lester. The group toured with the vocalist Feist in 2011, and New York Times music reviewer Ben Ratliff described their performance as "creating shifting harmonies" which "worked perfectly".
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Mountain Man connections
Mountain Man grew out of Céline Dion, The Roches, The Decemberists and Jónsi, shares an orbit with The Wild Reeds, Laura Veirs, Julie Byrne and Bedouine, went on to shape Sylvan Esso, Bobby and alt-J. 41 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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