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Noah Kahan is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Hazlett, Chelsea Cutler, Lizzy McAlpine, Paul Simon and Counting Crows. Those roots explain a lot about how Noah Kahan arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Brenn!, Mumford & Sons, Chance Peña, The Lumineers and Gregory Alan Isakov, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into James Bay, Quinn XCII, Julia Michaels, Post Malone and Lizzy McAlpine, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 48 connections around Noah Kahan, reaching back through Hazlett and forward to James Bay. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Noah Berkenkamp Kahan is an American singer-songwriter. His breakthrough single, "Hurt Somebody", achieved gold status in the United States and charted in multiple international markets. The single and EP of the same name preceded the release of his debut album, Busyhead (2019). Within five years, two more albums followed: I Was / I Am (2021) and Stick Season (2022), the second of which went on to be his mainstream commercial breakthrough and led to his nomination in 2023 for the Grammy Award for Best New Artist. In 2026, his fourth album The Great Divide was released and achieved record-breaking streaming and vinyl sales for a number-one rock album debut on the Billboard 200. This preceded The Great Divide Tour, his first stadium tour.
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Noah Kahan connections
Noah Kahan grew out of Hazlett, Chelsea Cutler, Lizzy McAlpine and Paul Simon, shares an orbit with Brenn!, Mumford & Sons, Chance Peña and The Lumineers, went on to shape James Bay, Quinn XCII, Julia Michaels and Post Malone. 48 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Noah Kahan
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Artists similar to Noah Kahan
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- Brenn!artist
- Mumford & Sonsartist
- Chance Peñaartist
- The Lumineersartist
- Gregory Alan Isakovartist
- Gigi Perezartist
- Phoebe Bridgersartist
- Dermot Kennedyartist
- Caampartist
- Mt. Joyartist
- Bella Kayartist
- Annabelle Dindaartist
- Hazlettartist
- Richy Mitch & The Coal Minersartist
- Niall Horanartist
- Lord Huronartist
- Julien Bakerartist
- Leith Rossartist
- Del Water Gapartist
- Novo Amorartist
- James Bayartist
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