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Orange Juice is a Punk rock act. Their sound grew out of The Velvet Underground, Simple Minds, The Go-Betweens, The Undertones and Scritti Politti. Those roots explain a lot about how Orange Juice arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Josef K, Edwyn Collins, Felt, Young Marble Giants and The Wedding Present, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Josef K, The Smiths, Strawberry Switchblade, Ivy and Teenage Fanclub, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 37 connections around Orange Juice, reaching back through The Velvet Underground and forward to Josef K. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Orange Juice were a Scottish jangle pop band founded in the Glasgow suburb of Bearsden in 1976. Initially known as the Nu-Sonics, they changed their name to Orange Juice in 1979, and took inspiration from contemporary punk bands including Subway Sect, Television, and Buzzcocks and 1960s acts such as the Byrds and the Velvet Underground. Musically, the band brought together styles and genres that often appeared incongruous, for example, country, disco and punk. Though their line-up changed numerous times, lead singer and guitarist Edwyn Collins was a constant presence and the 'face' of the band.
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Orange Juice connections
Orange Juice grew out of The Velvet Underground, Simple Minds, The Go-Betweens and The Undertones, shares an orbit with Josef K, Edwyn Collins, Felt and Young Marble Giants, went on to shape Josef K, The Smiths, Strawberry Switchblade and Ivy. 37 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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