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American Hi-Fi

American Hi-Fi is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Veruca Salt, Letters to Cleo, Toadies, Elliott Smith and Foo Fighters. Those roots explain a lot about how American Hi-Fi arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Sugarcult, The All-American Rejects, Mest, Sum 41 and Allister, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Phantom Planet, Miley Cyrus, Matchbox Twenty, Everclear and Fuel, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 37 connections around American Hi-Fi, reaching back through Veruca Salt and forward to Phantom Planet. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

American Hi-Fi is an American rock band formed in Boston, Massachusetts in 1998. The band consists of lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist Stacy Jones, lead guitarist Jamie Arentzen, bassist and backing vocalist Drew Parsons, and drummer Brian Nolan. Prior to the group's formation, Jones was well known for being a drummer in the successful alternative rock bands Veruca Salt and Letters to Cleo. American Hi-Fi has a close relationship with Miley Cyrus, whose band shares two members with American Hi-Fi. The group has a mixed musical style that includes influences from pop-punk, alternative rock, and power pop. Their sound has been categorized as scene music by Alternative Press, which described their sound as "upbeat and hopeful".

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
American Hi-FiVeruca SaltLetters to CleoToadiesElliott SmithFoo FightersMy Bloody ValentineSuperdragButch WalkerPhantom PlanetMiley CyrusMatchbox TwentyEverclearFuelToadiesCandice KingSugarcultThe All-American Rej…MestSum 41Allister+44Good CharlotteZebrahead

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American Hi-Fi connections

American Hi-Fi grew out of Veruca Salt, Letters to Cleo, Toadies and Elliott Smith, shares an orbit with Sugarcult, The All-American Rejects, Mest and Sum 41, went on to shape Phantom Planet, Miley Cyrus, Matchbox Twenty and Everclear. 37 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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