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Sharon Van Etten

Sharon Van Etten is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Perfume Genius, Marisa Anderson, Marissa Nadler and This Is the Kit. Those roots explain a lot about how Sharon Van Etten arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Perfume Genius, Waxahatchee, Cat Power, Julie Byrne and St. Vincent, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Maggie Rogers, IDLES, Baby Queen, Leon Bridges and Shearwater, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 53 connections around Sharon Van Etten, reaching back through Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds and forward to Maggie Rogers. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

Sharon Katharine Van Etten is an American singer-songwriter, musician and actress. Originally from New Jersey, and currently based in Los Angeles, Van Etten's music is noted for its indie rock aesthetic and personal lyrical content. In the studio and during live performances, Van Etten is currently accompanied by her backing band, the Attachment Theory, which consists of Devra Hoff, Teeny Lieberson and Jorge Balbi (drums).

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Sharon Van EttenNick Cave and the Ba…Perfume GeniusMarisa AndersonMarissa NadlerThis Is the KitShe Keeps BeesShovels & RopeFountains of WayneMaggie RogersIDLESBaby QueenLeon BridgesShearwaterThe AntlersBeirutThe NationalPerfume GeniusWaxahatcheeCat PowerJulie ByrneSt. VincentAldous HardingJessica PrattHaley Heynderickx

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Sharon Van Etten connections

Sharon Van Etten grew out of Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Perfume Genius, Marisa Anderson and Marissa Nadler, shares an orbit with Perfume Genius, Waxahatchee, Cat Power and Julie Byrne, went on to shape Maggie Rogers, IDLES, Baby Queen and Leon Bridges. 53 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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