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The Coronas

The Coronas is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Mary Black, Jeff Buckley, The Libertines, The Kooks and Supergrass. Those roots explain a lot about how The Coronas arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as The Frames, Dermot Kennedy, Inhaler, Sea Girls and Orla Gartland, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into U2, Bell X1 and Snow Patrol, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 22 connections around The Coronas, reaching back through Mary Black and forward to U2. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

The Coronas are an Irish rock band that originated in Dublin. They release their music by their own independent record label, 3ú Records, and are based between Dublin and London. They have released seven studio albums, Heroes or Ghosts (2007), Tony Was an Ex-Con (2009), Closer to You (2011) The Long Way (2014), Trust The Wire (2017), True Love Waits (2020) Time Stopped (2022) Thoughts and Observations (2024).

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
The CoronasMary BlackJeff BuckleyThe LibertinesThe KooksSupergrassBeckThe FratellisU2Bell X1Snow PatrolThe FramesDermot KennedyInhalerSea GirlsOrla GartlandThe Royston ClubThe LathumsBlossoms

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The Coronas connections

The Coronas grew out of Mary Black, Jeff Buckley, The Libertines and The Kooks, shares an orbit with The Frames, Dermot Kennedy, Inhaler and Sea Girls, went on to shape U2, Bell X1 and Snow Patrol. 22 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

Who influenced The Coronas

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