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The Skints is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Mayday Parade, Tippa Irie, The Slackers, The Aggrolites and Chris Murray. Those roots explain a lot about how The Skints arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Gentleman's Dub Club, Rebelution, Jaya the Cat, The Aggrolites and Bad Manners, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Jaya the Cat and Don Broco, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 33 connections around The Skints, reaching back through Mayday Parade and forward to Jaya the Cat. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
The Skints are an English reggae punk band from London, described by Clash Music as "the torchbearers for modern British reggae music." The Skints mix reggae, ska, dub, punk rock, dancehall, soul, and rap, touring extensively across the UK, Europe and the United States. Their album Swimming Lessons (2019) debuted at number 1 on the Billboard reggae chart. Their original style of music has been described as "tropical punk".
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The Skints connections
The Skints grew out of Mayday Parade, Tippa Irie, The Slackers and The Aggrolites, shares an orbit with Gentleman's Dub Club, Rebelution, Jaya the Cat and The Aggrolites, went on to shape Jaya the Cat and Don Broco. 33 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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