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Young Folks

Indie rock
Indie rock

Young Folks is a Indie rock act. Their sound grew out of Duke Ellington and Daft Punk. Those roots explain a lot about how Young Folks arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Waiting for the Sun, I Want It All, Midnight City, Get Lucky and Back to Black, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Kanye West and Nena, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 11 connections around Young Folks, reaching back through Duke Ellington and forward to Kanye West. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

"Young Folks" is the first single from Swedish band Peter Bjorn and John's third album, Writer's Block (2006). The single features Victoria Bergsman as a guest vocalist. The song received generally positive reviews from critics and performed well in the record charts, reaching the top 40 in Canada, the Czech Republic, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, and the United Kingdom.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
Young FolksDuke EllingtonDaft PunkKanye WestNenaWaiting for the SunI Want It AllMidnight CityGet LuckyBack to BlackSummertime SadnessWonderful Life

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Young Folks connections

Young Folks grew out of Duke Ellington and Daft Punk, shares an orbit with Waiting for the Sun, I Want It All, Midnight City and Get Lucky, went on to shape Kanye West and Nena. 11 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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