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Pom Pom Squad

Pom Pom Squad is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Prince, FKA twigs and Nada Surf. Those roots explain a lot about how Pom Pom Squad arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Mannequin Pussy, Indigo De Souza, Blondshell, Camp Cope and Bully, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into The Front Bottoms, illuminati hotties, MisterWives, Poppy and PUP, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 30 connections around Pom Pom Squad, reaching back through Prince and forward to The Front Bottoms. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

Pom Pom Squad is an American indie rock/grunge band from Brooklyn, New York. It is the solo project of frontwoman Mia Berrin, and features permanent members Shelby Keller (drums), Alex Mercuri (guitar) and Lauren Marquez. They released the extended plays Hate It Here in 2018 and Ow in 2019 before releasing their debut studio album Death of a Cheerleader in 2021. They toured extensively in the years following, opening for musicians Pvris and Bartees Strange before releasing their second album Mirror Starts Moving Without Me in 2024 to positive reviews. On August 6 in 2025, Mia announced on Facebook that they were an independent indie band again without any label.

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Pom Pom Squad connections

Pom Pom Squad grew out of Prince, FKA twigs and Nada Surf, shares an orbit with Mannequin Pussy, Indigo De Souza, Blondshell and Camp Cope, went on to shape The Front Bottoms, illuminati hotties, MisterWives and Poppy. 30 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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