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Peace

Synth-pop
Synth-pop

Peace is a Synth-pop act. Their sound grew out of Courteeners. Those roots explain a lot about how Peace arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Sundara Karma, Jaws, The Vaccines, Spector and The Magic Gang, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Jaws, Vampire Weekend, Swim Deep, The Maccabees and Foals, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 30 connections around Peace, reaching back through Courteeners and forward to Jaws. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

Peace are an English indie rock band, formed in Worcester. The band currently consists of brothers Harry and Sam Koisser. The band began to receive critical acclaim in early 2012, from publications such as The Guardian and NME, who compared them to The Maccabees, Foals, Wu Lyf and Vampire Weekend. They were considered part of the B-Town movement, along with bands such as Swim Deep, Jaws and Superfood.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
PeaceCourteenersJawsVampire WeekendSwim DeepThe MaccabeesFoalsSundara KarmaJawsThe VaccinesSpectorThe Magic GangPalma VioletsLittle CometsBlossoms

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Peace connections

Peace grew out of Courteeners, shares an orbit with Sundara Karma, Jaws, The Vaccines and Spector, went on to shape Jaws, Vampire Weekend, Swim Deep and The Maccabees. 30 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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