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The Divine Comedy

The Divine Comedy is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Talk Talk, A Love Supreme, Mark Knight, Tori Amos and Portishead. Those roots explain a lot about how The Divine Comedy arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Richard Hawley, The Beautiful South, Shed Seven, Manic Street Preachers and Mansun, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Tom Jones, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 26 connections around The Divine Comedy, reaching back through Talk Talk and forward to Tom Jones. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

The Divine Comedy are a baroque pop band from Northern Ireland, formed in 1989 and fronted by Neil Hannon. Hannon has been the only constant member of the group, playing, in some instances, all of the non-orchestral instrumentation except drums. The band has released 13 studio albums. Between 1996 and 1999, nine singles released by the band made the top 40 of the UK singles chart, including the 1999 top ten hit "National Express".

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The Divine ComedyTalk TalkA Love SupremeMark KnightTori AmosPortisheadUte LemperBen FoldsBelle and SebastianTom JonesRichard HawleyThe Beautiful SouthShed SevenManic Street PreachersMansunOcean Colour SceneJamesCatatonia

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The Divine Comedy connections

The Divine Comedy grew out of Talk Talk, A Love Supreme, Mark Knight and Tori Amos, shares an orbit with Richard Hawley, The Beautiful South, Shed Seven and Manic Street Preachers, went on to shape Tom Jones. 26 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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