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Romy is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Jamie xx, Peaches, Madonna and Donna Lewis. Those roots explain a lot about how Romy arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Fred again.., Barry Can't Swim, SG Lewis, The Blessed Madonna and Rose Gray, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into King Princess, Kelela and Dua Lipa, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 21 connections around Romy, reaching back through Jamie xx and forward to King Princess. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Romy Madley Croft, who releases solo music as Romy, is an English musician. She is the guitarist and co-vocalist of the xx, who won the Mercury Music Prize. In 2023, she released her first solo album, Mid Air, which peaked at No.15 on the UK Albums Chart. She was nominated for the Brit Award for British Dance Act at the 2024 Brit Awards.
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Romy connections
Romy grew out of Jamie xx, Peaches, Madonna and Donna Lewis, shares an orbit with Fred again.., Barry Can't Swim, SG Lewis and The Blessed Madonna, went on to shape King Princess, Kelela and Dua Lipa. 21 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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