◇ image via WikipediaSt. Vincent
St. Vincent is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Polvo, Ritchie Valens, Nick Cave, Kate Bush and David Bowie. Those roots explain a lot about how St. Vincent arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as PJ Harvey, Perfume Genius, Haim, Sharon Van Etten and Sleater-Kinney, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings, Nova Twins, Sleater-Kinney, Taylor Swift and Darkside, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 56 connections around St. Vincent, reaching back through Polvo and forward to Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Anne Erin Clark, known professionally as St. Vincent, is an American musician, singer and songwriter. Her guitar-playing has been praised for its melodic style and use of distortion, and she has been listed among the best guitarists of the 21st century by publications. Rolling Stone named Clark the 26th-greatest guitarist of all time in 2023.
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St. Vincent connections
St. Vincent grew out of Polvo, Ritchie Valens, Nick Cave and Kate Bush, shares an orbit with PJ Harvey, Perfume Genius, Haim and Sharon Van Etten, went on to shape Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings, Nova Twins, Sleater-Kinney and Taylor Swift. 56 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced St. Vincent
Sounds and acts that shaped St. Vincent.
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- Nick Caveartist
- Kate Bushartist
- David Bowieartist
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- Andrew Birdartist
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- Amanda Palmerartist
- The Black Keysartist
- Pixiesartist
- Beckartist
- Cate Le Bonartist
- Moses Sumneyartist
- Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kingsartist
- Everything That Happens Will Happen Todayartist
- The New Pornographersartist
- Kelly Lee Owensartist
- Deep Sea Arcadeartist
- The Pop Groupartist
- Dora Jarartist
- Hot to Go!artist
- The Nationalartist
- Chad Hugoartist
- Nina Kravizartist
- Sarah Jaffeartist
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