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The Pierces is a Psychedelic rock act. Their sound grew out of Lucinda Williams, Guy Berryman, The Beatles, Joni Mitchell and Simon & Garfunkel. Those roots explain a lot about how The Pierces arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Jem, Shivaree, Lola Marsh, Gin Wigmore and Amy Macdonald, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Lissie and Coldplay, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 23 connections around The Pierces, reaching back through Lucinda Williams and forward to Lissie. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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The Pierces connections
The Pierces grew out of Lucinda Williams, Guy Berryman, The Beatles and Joni Mitchell, shares an orbit with Jem, Shivaree, Lola Marsh and Gin Wigmore, went on to shape Lissie and Coldplay. 23 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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