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Sekai no Owari

Indie rock
Indie rockJ-pop

Sekai no Owari is a Indie rock and J-pop act. Their sound grew out of Bump of Chicken and Adam Young. Those roots explain a lot about how Sekai no Owari arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Mrs. Green Apple, back number, Vaundy, Mr.Children and King Gnu, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into DNCE, Owl City, Nicky Romero, Epik High and Steve Aoki, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 26 connections around Sekai no Owari, reaching back through Bump of Chicken and forward to DNCE. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

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Sekai no OwariBump of ChickenAdam YoungDNCEOwl CityNicky RomeroEpik HighSteve AokiNikiClean BanditHaywyreMrs. Green Appleback numberVaundyMr.ChildrenKing GnuUruGReeeeNMY FIRST STORY

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Sekai no Owari connections

Sekai no Owari grew out of Bump of Chicken and Adam Young, shares an orbit with Mrs. Green Apple, back number, Vaundy and Mr.Children, went on to shape DNCE, Owl City, Nicky Romero and Epik High. 26 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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