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The Jezabels

The Jezabels is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Kate Bush, Freddie Mercury, Cyndi Lauper and Chrissie Hynde. Those roots explain a lot about how The Jezabels arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Sarah Blasko, Middle Kids, The Preatures, Boy & Bear and Eskimo Joe, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Hey Rosetta!, Tegan and Sara, Regurgitator, Bluejuice and Depeche Mode, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 33 connections around The Jezabels, reaching back through Kate Bush and forward to Hey Rosetta!. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

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The Jezabels are an Australian indie rock band formed in Sydney in 2007. It consists of lead vocalist Hayley Mary, guitarist Sam Lockwood, pianist and keyboardist Heather Shannon, and drummer and percussionist Nik Kaloper.

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The JezabelsKate BushFreddie MercuryCyndi LauperChrissie HyndeHey Rosetta!Tegan and SaraRegurgitatorBluejuiceDepeche ModeBirds of TokyoSarah BlaskoMiddle KidsThe PreaturesBoy & BearEskimo JoeOperator PleaseBall Park MusicChildren Collide

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The Jezabels grew out of Kate Bush, Freddie Mercury, Cyndi Lauper and Chrissie Hynde, shares an orbit with Sarah Blasko, Middle Kids, The Preatures and Boy & Bear, went on to shape Hey Rosetta!, Tegan and Sara, Regurgitator and Bluejuice. 33 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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