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Unorthodox Jukebox is a Disco and Funk act. Their catalogue also touches House, Reggae and Rhythm and blues. Their sound grew out of Michael Jackson, Prince, Nina Simone, The Police and Wham!. Those roots explain a lot about how Unorthodox Jukebox arrange songs and choose their tones. Altogether the chart holds 12 connections around Unorthodox Jukebox, reaching back through Michael Jackson. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Unorthodox Jukebox is the second studio album by the American singer and songwriter Bruno Mars. It was released on December 7, 2012, by Atlantic Records and was made available to listen to in its entirety for a week before its release. It serves as the follow-up to Mars's debut record Doo-Wops & Hooligans (2010). Mars's writing and production team, the Smeezingtons, composed the whole record and worked with several past collaborators, Jeff Bhasker and Supa Dups, while enlisting new producers, such as Mark Ronson and Emile Haynie.
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Unorthodox Jukebox grew out of Michael Jackson, Prince, Nina Simone and The Police. 12 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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