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quannnic is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Porter Robinson, Jeff Buckley, Elliott Smith, Paramore and Deftones. Those roots explain a lot about how quannnic arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as FlyingFish, venturing, Novulent, Trxy! and Jane Remover, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Jane Remover, Trauma Ray, All Under Heaven, Modern Color and Leaving Time, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 50 connections around quannnic, reaching back through Porter Robinson and forward to Jane Remover. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Nick Quan, known professionally as Quannnic, is an American musician. Initially presenting a digicore sound, they began releasing music as Quannnic in late 2020 and released their debut studio album, Kenopsia, in February 2022. A track from the album, "Life Imitates Life", unexpectedly went viral on TikTok and charted on Billboard's Hot Hard Rock Songs. Quannnic's second studio album, Stepdream, was released in November 2023, and they later co-headlined an American tour with Jane Remover. Their third album, Warbrained, was released in August 2025. On Quannnic's musical style, sources mostly described it as shoegaze, with Kenopsia mixing glitch elements and Stepdream emo.
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quannnic connections
quannnic grew out of Porter Robinson, Jeff Buckley, Elliott Smith and Paramore, shares an orbit with FlyingFish, venturing, Novulent and Trxy!, went on to shape Jane Remover, Trauma Ray, All Under Heaven and Modern Color. 50 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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