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Shame is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Phoebe Bridgers and Black Country, New Road. Those roots explain a lot about how Shame arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Squid, Courting, Sprints, Sports Team and Sorry, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Squid, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 17 connections around Shame, reaching back through Phoebe Bridgers and forward to Squid. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Shame are a British five-piece post-punk band from South London. Formed in 2014, the group consists of lead vocalist Charlie Steen, guitarists Eddie Green and Sean Coyle-Smith, bassist Josh Finerty, and drummer Charlie Forbes. They are affiliated with the Windmill scene in their native Brixton, along with other South London post-punk bands such as Black Midi and Squid.
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Shame grew out of Phoebe Bridgers and Black Country, New Road, shares an orbit with Squid, Courting, Sprints and Sports Team, went on to shape Squid. 17 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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