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Warpaint

Warpaint is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Zoë Kravitz, Brody Dalle, The Black Angels, Nigel Godrich and Cocteau Twins. Those roots explain a lot about how Warpaint arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Widowspeak, Wye Oak, The Kills, Sharon Van Etten and Blouse, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Sister Crayon, Foals, Courtney Barnett, Honeyglaze and Saul Williams, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 46 connections around Warpaint, reaching back through Zoë Kravitz and forward to Sister Crayon. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

Warpaint is an American indie rock band from Los Angeles formed in 2004. The band consists of Emily Kokal, Theresa Wayman, Jenny Lee Lindberg, and Stella Mozgawa (drums). The band has released four studio albums: The Fool (2010), Warpaint (2014), Heads Up (2016), and Radiate Like This (2022).

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WarpaintZoë KravitzBrody DalleThe Black AngelsNigel GodrichCocteau TwinsJoni MitchellSiouxsie and the Ban…KraftwerkSister CrayonFoalsCourtney BarnettHoneyglazeSaul WilliamsTerno ReiThe xxTV on the RadioWidowspeakWye OakThe KillsSharon Van EttenBlouseBlonde RedheadSchool of Seven Bells2:54

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Warpaint connections

Warpaint grew out of Zoë Kravitz, Brody Dalle, The Black Angels and Nigel Godrich, shares an orbit with Widowspeak, Wye Oak, The Kills and Sharon Van Etten, went on to shape Sister Crayon, Foals, Courtney Barnett and Honeyglaze. 46 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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