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WZRD

WZRD is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Nirvana, Pixies, Pink Floyd, Black Sabbath and Electric Light Orchestra. Those roots explain a lot about how WZRD arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Gorillaz, Jay-Z and Linkin Park, Grouplove, Kevin Rudolf and Chip tha Ripper, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Kid Cudi, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 20 connections around WZRD, reaching back through Nirvana and forward to Kid Cudi. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

WZRD is an American alternative rock band and record production team composed of longtime friends and frequent collaborators Dot da Genius and Kid Cudi. Formed in New York City in 2010, Cudi originally named the band Wizard, inspired by British heavy metal band Black Sabbath's song of the same name. However, Cudi renamed the band on two occasions, the first being in April 2011 to 2 Be Continuum, explaining: "I needed something more original, something different...". The second time occurred in November 2011, to the band's current namesake. The eponymous debut album, WZRD, was released in February 2012, peaking at number three on the US Billboard 200 chart. The album was supported by the lead singles, "Brake" and "Teleport 2 Me, Jamie".

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WZRDNirvanaPixiesPink FloydBlack SabbathElectric Light Orche…Jimi HendrixKid CudiGorillazJay-Z and Linkin ParkGrouploveKevin RudolfChip tha RipperKIDS SEE GHOSTSChildish Gambino070 Shake

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WZRD connections

WZRD grew out of Nirvana, Pixies, Pink Floyd and Black Sabbath, shares an orbit with Gorillaz, Jay-Z and Linkin Park, Grouplove and Kevin Rudolf, went on to shape Kid Cudi. 20 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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