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Sweeter Than Fiction

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ElectropopSynth-pop

Sweeter Than Fiction is a Electropop and Synth-pop act. Their sound grew out of Fine Young Cannibals, Fleetwood Mac, The Bangles, The Go-Go's and The Killers. Those roots explain a lot about how Sweeter Than Fiction arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Wrecking Ball and Glory and Gore, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Altogether the chart holds 11 connections around Sweeter Than Fiction, reaching back through Fine Young Cannibals. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

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"Sweeter than Fiction" is a song by the American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift from the soundtrack to the 2013 film One Chance. Written and produced by Swift and Jack Antonoff, the track was released by Big Machine Records for download via the iTunes Store on October 21, 2013. "Sweeter than Fiction" is a 1980s-inspired electropop, synth-pop, bubblegum, rock, and new wave song with elements of Britpop. Lyrically, it details the narrator's belief in her friend that he will succeed one day. "Sweeter than Fiction" was nominated for Best Original Song at the 2014 Golden Globe Awards.

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Sweeter Than FictionFine Young CannibalsFleetwood MacThe BanglesThe Go-Go'sThe KillersTom PettyTwin ShadowThe CranberriesWrecking BallGlory and Gore

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Sweeter Than Fiction grew out of Fine Young Cannibals, Fleetwood Mac, The Bangles and The Go-Go's, shares an orbit with Wrecking Ball and Glory and Gore. 11 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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