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White Lies

White Lies is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of The Script, The Maccabees, Jamie T, Laura Marling and dEUS. Those roots explain a lot about how White Lies arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Editors, Foals, Spector, The Vaccines and The Boxer Rebellion, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into The Courteeners and Biffy Clyro, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 39 connections around White Lies, reaching back through The Script and forward to The Courteeners. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

White Lies are an English indie rock band from Ealing, London. Formerly known as Fear of Flying, the core band members are Harry McVeigh, Charles Cave, and Jack Lawrence-Brown (drums). The band performs live as a four-piece, when they are joined by Tommy Bowen on keyboards.

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White LiesThe ScriptThe MaccabeesJamie TLaura MarlingdEUSJay ReatardGlasvegasFriendly FiresThe CourteenersBiffy ClyroEditorsFoalsSpectorThe VaccinesThe Boxer RebellionThe CinematicsBrandon FlowersThe Killers

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White Lies connections

White Lies grew out of The Script, The Maccabees, Jamie T and Laura Marling, shares an orbit with Editors, Foals, Spector and The Vaccines, went on to shape The Courteeners and Biffy Clyro. 39 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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