Backlit Bands

Baba Youngblood creates artwork and designs inspired by his favorite musicians, movies, and other media. His work often features a "Manchester style" and has been described as celebrating the "cool vibe" of bands like The Stone Roses.

Backlit Bands is a series of art pieces, each one celebrating a seminal moment in live music - were you there?

"Diggin your art Baba! Get it punted! X iB X" - Ian Brown

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Genre breakdown

████ Rock
████ European
███ Pop
██ Alternative
██ Punk
█ Reggae
█ Hip Hop
█ Electro

The Jam

Woking, GB
Pop, Rock, Reggae, European, Punk
2.2bn all-time streams (31 Jul '26)

Joy Division

Manchester, GB
Rock, Alternative, European, Punk
2.4bn all-time streams (26 Jul '26)

Simple Minds

Glasgow, GB
Pop, Rock, European
737.2m all-time streams (28 Jul '26)

The Smiths

Manchester, GB
Pop, Rock, Alternative, European, Punk
5.8bn all-time streams (5 Aug '26)

The Stone Roses

Manchester, GB
Pop, Rock, Alternative, European
2.5bn all-time streams (26 Jul '26)

The La’s

Liverpool, GB
Alternative, European
572.1m all-time streams (2 Aug '26)

INXS

Sydney, AU
Pop, Rock
3.3bn all-time streams (1 Aug '26)

Oasis

Manchester, GB
Rock, Hip Hop, Electro, European
17.4bn all-time streams (27 Jul '26)

Backlit Bands