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Strawberry Switchblade

Strawberry Switchblade is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of The Velvet Underground, Orange Juice, Dolly Parton, The Cure and Echo & the Bunnymen. Those roots explain a lot about how Strawberry Switchblade arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Cocteau Twins, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Bauhaus, The Cure and Oingo Boingo, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Tomoko Kawase, Tommy heavenly6, Tommy february6 and Bronski Beat, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 24 connections around Strawberry Switchblade, reaching back through The Velvet Underground and forward to Tomoko Kawase. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

Strawberry Switchblade were a Scottish pop duo formed in Glasgow in 1981 by Rose McDowall and Jill Bryson. They are best known for their 1984 single "Since Yesterday", and flamboyant clothing with bows and polka dots.

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Strawberry SwitchbladeThe Velvet UndergroundOrange JuiceDolly PartonThe CureEcho & the BunnymenNew York DollsRamonesLou ReedTomoko KawaseTommy heavenly6Tommy february6Bronski BeatCocteau TwinsSiouxsie and the Ban…BauhausThe CureOingo BoingoJoy DivisionNew OrderEcho & the Bunnymen

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Strawberry Switchblade connections

Strawberry Switchblade grew out of The Velvet Underground, Orange Juice, Dolly Parton and The Cure, shares an orbit with Cocteau Twins, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Bauhaus and The Cure, went on to shape Tomoko Kawase, Tommy heavenly6, Tommy february6 and Bronski Beat. 24 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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