◇ image via WikipediaStela Cole
Stela Cole is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Fleetwood Mac, Tame Impala and Arctic Monkeys. Those roots explain a lot about how Stela Cole arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Chandler Leighton, KiNG MALA, Mothica, Mad Tsai and Natalie Jane, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Meghan Trainor, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 12 connections around Stela Cole, reaching back through Fleetwood Mac and forward to Meghan Trainor. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Hollyn Elizabeth Shadinger, known professionally as Stela Cole is an American singer-songwriter. Her song “DIY” held the record for the most first week streams on American Song Contest where she reached the semi-finals as a contestant for her home state Georgia. Prior to ASC, Stela independently released her EP, Woman of the Hour (2020) and song “I Shot Cupid” (2021) through her self-funded label “Stelavision Records” and Venice Music. In 2025 she released her debut album I Die Where You Begin.
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Stela Cole connections
Stela Cole grew out of Fleetwood Mac, Tame Impala and Arctic Monkeys, shares an orbit with Chandler Leighton, KiNG MALA, Mothica and Mad Tsai, went on to shape Meghan Trainor. 12 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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