◇ image via WikipediaSuperfly
Superfly is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Jet, Aimer, The Rolling Stones, Curtis Mayfield and Janis Joplin. Those roots explain a lot about how Superfly arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Mr. Children, Mr.Children, DREAMS COME TRUE, Misia and back number, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Hikaru Utada, Maaya Sakamoto, Becca, Jet and Big Brother and the Holding Company, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 29 connections around Superfly, reaching back through Jet and forward to Hikaru Utada. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Superfly connections
Superfly grew out of Jet, Aimer, The Rolling Stones and Curtis Mayfield, shares an orbit with Mr. Children, Mr.Children, DREAMS COME TRUE and Misia, went on to shape Hikaru Utada, Maaya Sakamoto, Becca and Jet. 29 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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