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Elliot smith is Phoebes major influence in the creation of her music. Like Elliots music, Phoebe chooses to sing in a really mellow and gentle register. Both have quite raspy voices which allow their music to create a really emotional lyrical and harmonical compositions for the listeners. Phoebe even wrote her album 'Punisher' about her love for his music.

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Elton John is another one of Toms major influences from way back in his childhood. Tom has spoken about how Elton inspired him and his remarked that he made him want to write more and inspired him to experiment with how he plays piano and layers his vocals on top as well. The two artists songs don't immediately seem connected but Tom and Eltons overall genres actually do line up somewhat through their vocals. Tom and Eltons vocals are both quite strong and fierce sounding but still allow for a smooth and harmonic transition when called for.

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Billy Joel is one of Toms main influences in his music. Tom Odell has said that Billy was the reason he got into piano and has even opened for one of Billys shows. Their music can be compared through the choices of instrumentation. Both artists music heavily feature a rich, vibrant piano layered with vocals on top. Both also have similar vocals in their raspiness and articulation as well and feature similar overall composition techniques too.

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Sufjan stevens is one of Phoebes influences. It is clear from listening to their music that Phoebe was inspired by him in the creation of her songs. Like Sufjan, Phoebe's songs have a very sombre and relaxing/mellow tone to them. They both mainly feature quite stripped and raw elements and mostly just showcase vocals and a guitar.

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Phoebe bridges is not only influenced by Bon Iver, she idolises him. Phoebes music can clearly be referenced to Bon Ivers music through her song structure and texture, most of her songs just feature a mellow, harmonic guitar and or piano. This is the same for Bon Ivers music. The two artists easily fall into the same genre of music and both convey a sombre, emotional feeling for their listeners.

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One of Tom Odells influences is Coldplay. They can clearly be referenced in the style and composition of Toms music. Like Coldplay, Toms songs heavily feature a rich and prominent piano accompaniment and male vocals. Lead singer Chris Martin's vocals can be compared to Toms as they both have quite a high register and can both belt higher pitches unlike a lot of other male singers.

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I chose Phoebe Bridges as one of my main influences because her vocals are so mellow and sweet and create a beautiful resonance with the listeners.

I love her song compositions as they aren't ridiculously complex they are most often just guitar and or piano and her vocals.

Her storytelling through her lyrics is also something I admire as she creates a beautiful journey throughout her songs which leaves the listeners feeling very connected to the song at the end.

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I chose Tom Odell as one of my main influences because I am really connected with overall lyrics and conception of genre.

I love the silky, gentle yet powerful texture to his instrumentation and composition. The story he tells through his songs is really powerful and emotional.

The simplicity of his songs proving that you don't need to add a lot of flare to songs to create an impact on your listeners.

His vocals, his pronunciation coupled with his harmony layering in the instrumental break creates such an emotional and euphoric composition.

Lastly, the way the songs build and create an intense emotional connection with the listeners.