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Akron/Family

Akron/Family is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Delicate Steve and Great Lake Swimmers. Those roots explain a lot about how Akron/Family arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as The Angels of Light, Animal Collective, Six Organs of Admittance, Califone and Mirah, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Man Is the Bastard, Shearwater, Do Make Say Think, The Dodos and Swans, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 25 connections around Akron/Family, reaching back through Delicate Steve and forward to Man Is the Bastard. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

Akron/Family were an American folk-influenced experimental rock band active from 2002 to 2013. Former members have lived in Portland, Oregon; Los Angeles, California; and Joshua Tree, California.

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Akron/FamilyDelicate SteveGreat Lake SwimmersMan Is the BastardShearwaterDo Make Say ThinkThe DodosSwansThe Angels of LightAnimal CollectiveSix Organs of Admitt…CalifoneMirahMount EerieRichard DawsonWhy?

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Akron/Family connections

Akron/Family grew out of Delicate Steve and Great Lake Swimmers, shares an orbit with The Angels of Light, Animal Collective, Six Organs of Admittance and Califone, went on to shape Man Is the Bastard, Shearwater, Do Make Say Think and The Dodos. 25 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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