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Alternative

Alternative is a genre. Defining acts include Gorillaz, Radiohead, Twenty One Pilots, Coldplay and Deftones, and their records are the quickest way into the sound. Its influence carried into Rap, which took the template somewhere else. The chart currently maps 1 connection around Alternative. Open any neighbouring band or genre to trace where Alternative came from and where it led.

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Alternative went on to shape Rap. 1 connection mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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