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Novel is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Solomon Burke. Those roots explain a lot about how Novel arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Kidz in the Hall, Rico Love, James Fauntleroy, Jared Evan and Sterling Simms, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Joell Ortiz, Kool G Rap, Lauryn Hill, Talib Kweli and Joss Stone, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 21 connections around Novel, reaching back through Solomon Burke and forward to Joell Ortiz. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Novel connections
Novel grew out of Solomon Burke, shares an orbit with Kidz in the Hall, Rico Love, James Fauntleroy and Jared Evan, went on to shape Joell Ortiz, Kool G Rap, Lauryn Hill and Talib Kweli. 21 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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