◇ image via WikipediaWax Tailor
Wax Tailor is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings, Lee Fields & The Expressions, Lee Fields, Nina Simone and Doris Day. Those roots explain a lot about how Wax Tailor arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as RJD2, Moloko, Guts, Mr. Scruff and Portishead, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into ASM, Charlie Winston, Ghostface Killah, Wu-Tang Clan and R.A. the Rugged Man, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 21 connections around Wax Tailor, reaching back through Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings and forward to ASM. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Hover or focus a star to read the connection. Click any star to make it the new centre.
Wax Tailor connections
Wax Tailor grew out of Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings, Lee Fields & The Expressions, Lee Fields and Nina Simone, shares an orbit with RJD2, Moloko, Guts and Mr. Scruff, went on to shape ASM, Charlie Winston, Ghostface Killah and Wu-Tang Clan. 21 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Wax Tailor
Sounds and acts that shaped Wax Tailor.
Artists similar to Wax Tailor
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Wax Tailor.
Bands Wax Tailor shaped
Where the influence of Wax Tailor travelled next.
Ideas. Vote for what you want to see next
Shapes the roadmapMusic Personality
Your taste as a shareable persona card, with a witty roast.
Quizzes & badges
Music quizzes that earn badges and climb a leaderboard.
Friend / taste matching
Match your taste with friends and see your overlap.
Gaps
Bands you've missed that listeners with similar taste already love.