Stella Donnelly
Stella Donnelly is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Julia Jacklin, Green Day, Billy Bragg and Courtney Barnett. Those roots explain a lot about how Stella Donnelly arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Angie McMahon, Haley Heynderickx, Jay Som, Billie Marten and Frankie Cosmos, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Altogether the chart holds 19 connections around Stella Donnelly, reaching back through Julia Jacklin. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Stella Donnelly is a Welsh-Australian indie rock singer-songwriter and guitarist. After the success of her debut EP Thrush Metal in 2017, she signed with Secretly Canadian in 2018. She released her debut studio album Beware of the Dogs to critical acclaim in March 2019, peaking at number 15 on the ARIA Album Charts, and winning Independent Album of the Year at the AIR Awards. Her second studio album, Flood, was released in August 2022, debuting at number 29 on the ARIA Charts. Her third, Love and Fortune, was issued in November 2025.
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Stella Donnelly grew out of Julia Jacklin, Green Day, Billy Bragg and Courtney Barnett, shares an orbit with Angie McMahon, Haley Heynderickx, Jay Som and Billie Marten. 19 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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