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White Town is a Techno act. Their sound grew out of Dinosaur Jr., Devo, Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, Al Bowlly and Heaven 17. Those roots explain a lot about how White Town arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as EMF, Fastball, Eagle-Eye Cherry, Primitive Radio Gods and Jesus Jones, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Dua Lipa and Naughty Boy, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 48 connections around White Town, reaching back through Dinosaur Jr. and forward to Dua Lipa. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Jyoti Prakash Mishra, better known by his stage name White Town, is a British-Indian singer, musician, and producer. He is best known for his 1997 hit song "Your Woman".
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White Town connections
White Town grew out of Dinosaur Jr., Devo, Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark and Al Bowlly, shares an orbit with EMF, Fastball, Eagle-Eye Cherry and Primitive Radio Gods, went on to shape Dua Lipa and Naughty Boy. 48 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced White Town
Sounds and acts that shaped White Town.
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