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NEEDTOBREATHE

NEEDTOBREATHE is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Luna Halo, Sara Watkins, Parachute, Lauren Daigle and Train. Those roots explain a lot about how NEEDTOBREATHE arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as TobyMac, Sanctus Real, The Afters, Newsboys and Relient K, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Foy Vance, Maverick City Music, Switchfoot, Colony House and Faith Hill, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 26 connections around NEEDTOBREATHE, reaching back through Luna Halo and forward to Foy Vance. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

Needtobreathe is an American rock band from Seneca, South Carolina. The group first gained fame for their Christian themes, eventually reaching crossover success. The band is composed of Bear Rinehart, Josh Lovelace, Randall Harris and Tyler Burkum (guitar). To date, the band has released eleven studio albums: The Feature (2001), Daylight (2006), The Heat (2007), The Outsiders (2009), The Reckoning (2011), Rivers in the Wasteland (2014), Hard Love (2016), Out of Body (2020), Into the Mystery (2021), Caves (2023) and The Long Surrender (2026); six of those albums have reached No. 1 on the Christian Albums chart. The band has also charted with a number of singles, including "Washed by the Water" (2007), which reached No. 1 on the Hot Christian Songs chart; the Grammy-nominated "Multiplied" (2014); "Brother" (2015), which charted on the Top 100 and reached No. 1 on the Hot Christian Songs chart; and "Who Am I" (2020), which reached No. 14 on the Hot Alternative Songs chart.

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NEEDTOBREATHELuna HaloSara WatkinsParachuteLauren DaigleTrainTaylor SwiftTim McGrawFoy VanceMaverick City MusicSwitchfootColony HouseFaith HillTim McGrawElle KingNatalie HembyTobyMacSanctus RealThe AftersNewsboysRelient KKutlessHouse of HeroesAnberlin

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NEEDTOBREATHE connections

NEEDTOBREATHE grew out of Luna Halo, Sara Watkins, Parachute and Lauren Daigle, shares an orbit with TobyMac, Sanctus Real, The Afters and Newsboys, went on to shape Foy Vance, Maverick City Music, Switchfoot and Colony House. 26 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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