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The Slow Readers Club

The Slow Readers Club is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of The Chameleons, Catfish and the Bottlemen, James and David Bowie. Those roots explain a lot about how The Slow Readers Club arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as James, The Cinematics, White Lies, The Lathums and The Courteeners, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Blossoms, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 22 connections around The Slow Readers Club, reaching back through The Chameleons and forward to Blossoms. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

The Slow Readers Club is an English rock band from Manchester. Their third studio album, Build a Tower, was a UK Top 20 hit album, reaching number 18. Their follow-up, The Joy of the Return, made it to the top 10, peaking at number 9 in March 2020.

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The Slow Readers ClubThe ChameleonsCatfish and the Bott…JamesDavid BowieBlossomsJamesThe CinematicsWhite LiesThe LathumsThe CourteenersBlossomsThe ReytonsThe Pale White

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The Slow Readers Club connections

The Slow Readers Club grew out of The Chameleons, Catfish and the Bottlemen, James and David Bowie, shares an orbit with James, The Cinematics, White Lies and The Lathums, went on to shape Blossoms. 22 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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