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The Sugarcubes

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The Sugarcubes is a Rap act. Their sound grew out of The B-52's, The Primitives, Cocteau Twins, New Order and Siouxsie and the Banshees. Those roots explain a lot about how The Sugarcubes arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as PJ Harvey, Sinéad O'Connor, The Sundays, Throwing Muses and Veruca Salt, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Annie Lennox, U2, Björk, Trance to the Sun and The Wannadies, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 37 connections around The Sugarcubes, reaching back through The B-52's and forward to Annie Lennox. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
The SugarcubesThe B-52'sThe PrimitivesCocteau TwinsNew OrderSiouxsie and the Ban…Joy DivisionTalking HeadsTappi TíkarrassAnnie LennoxU2BjörkTrance to the SunThe WannadiesPJ HarveySinéad O'ConnorThe SundaysThrowing MusesVeruca SaltBellyLiz PhairPixies

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The Sugarcubes connections

The Sugarcubes grew out of The B-52's, The Primitives, Cocteau Twins and New Order, shares an orbit with PJ Harvey, Sinéad O'Connor, The Sundays and Throwing Muses, went on to shape Annie Lennox, U2, Björk and Trance to the Sun. 37 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

Who influenced The Sugarcubes

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Sounds and acts that shaped The Sugarcubes.

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Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with The Sugarcubes.

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