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Shed Seven is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Morrissey, Blossoms, Stephen Street, The Twang and The Smiths. Those roots explain a lot about how Shed Seven arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Ocean Colour Scene, The Seahorses, Cast, James and Mansun, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Ian Brown and The Bluetones, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 25 connections around Shed Seven, reaching back through Morrissey and forward to Ian Brown. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Shed Seven are an English alternative rock band, formed in York in 1990. The band originally comprised singer Rick Witter, guitarist/keyboardist Joe Johnson, bassist Tom Gladwin and drummer Alan Leach. Johnson was later replaced by Paul Banks, but a later line-up of the band included both Johnson and Banks.
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Shed Seven connections
Shed Seven grew out of Morrissey, Blossoms, Stephen Street and The Twang, shares an orbit with Ocean Colour Scene, The Seahorses, Cast and James, went on to shape Ian Brown and The Bluetones. 25 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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