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Winona Oak is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Vintage Culture and Haim. Those roots explain a lot about how Winona Oak arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Skott, Charlotte Lawrence, Freya Ridings, Fletcher and Julia Michaels, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into The Chainsmokers and What So Not, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 18 connections around Winona Oak, reaching back through Vintage Culture and forward to The Chainsmokers. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Johanna Ewana Ekmark, also known as Winona Oak and sometimes as Oaks, is a Swedish singer-songwriter. In 2018, she became known for her cover of the Haim song "Don't Save Me" and collaborative singles like "Beautiful" and "Hope".
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Winona Oak grew out of Vintage Culture and Haim, shares an orbit with Skott, Charlotte Lawrence, Freya Ridings and Fletcher, went on to shape The Chainsmokers and What So Not. 18 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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