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Shamir is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of OutKast, Groove Theory, Billie Holiday, Nina Simone and Janis Joplin. Those roots explain a lot about how Shamir arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Obongjayar, Porches, Sylvan Esso, Yaeji and Shura, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Troye Sivan and Vivian Girls, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 36 connections around Shamir, reaching back through OutKast and forward to Troye Sivan. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Shamir Bailey is an American singer and songwriter from Las Vegas, Nevada. His debut extended play (EP), Northtown, was released in June 2014 to positive reviews. In October 2014, he signed to XL Recordings and released the single "On the Regular". His debut LP Ratchet was released on May 19, 2015 in the United States. Since then he has released seven independent studio albums, Hope (2017), Revelations (2017), Resolution (2018), Be the Yee, Here Comes the Haw (2019), Cataclysm (2019), Shamir (2020), and Heterosexuality (2022).
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Shamir connections
Shamir grew out of OutKast, Groove Theory, Billie Holiday and Nina Simone, shares an orbit with Obongjayar, Porches, Sylvan Esso and Yaeji, went on to shape Troye Sivan and Vivian Girls. 36 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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