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Arcade Fire is a Indie rock act. Their sound grew out of The Unicorns, Oh, Inverted World, Wolf Parade, Clinic and The Elephant 6 Recording Company. Those roots explain a lot about how Arcade Fire arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as The War on Drugs, The Killers, Broken Social Scene, Destroyer and White Lies, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Local Natives, Ants from Up There, Wallows, Wood and Black Kids, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 70 connections around Arcade Fire, reaching back through The Unicorns and forward to Local Natives. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Arcade Fire connections
Arcade Fire grew out of The Unicorns, Oh, Inverted World, Wolf Parade and Clinic, shares an orbit with The War on Drugs, The Killers, Broken Social Scene and Destroyer, went on to shape Local Natives, Ants from Up There, Wallows and Wood. 70 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Arcade Fire
Sounds and acts that shaped Arcade Fire.
- The Unicornsartist
- Oh, Inverted Worldartist
- Wolf Paradeartist
- Clinicartist
- The Elephant 6 Recording Companyartist
- Calexicoartist
- Sophie Trudeauartist
- Working For A Nuclear Free Cityartist
- Electrelaneartist
- Sylvieartist
- Beta Radioartist
- Snowdenartist
- Rubblebucketartist
- David Bowieartist
- Talking Headsartist
- Bruce Springsteenartist
- Roxy Musicartist
- Radioheadartist
- U2artist
- Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Darkartist
- Billy Talentartist
- Neutral Milk Hotelartist
- Echosmithartist
- Nigel Godrichartist
- Flumeartist
- Patrick Wolfartist
- As It Wasartist
- Mavis Staplesartist
Artists similar to Arcade Fire
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Arcade Fire.
Bands Arcade Fire shaped
Where the influence of Arcade Fire travelled next.
- Local Nativesartist
- Ants from Up Thereartist
- Wallowsartist
- Woodartist
- Black Kidsartist
- Benjamin Francis Leftwichartist
- The Airborne Toxic Eventartist
- Up Dharma Downartist
- Land of Talkartist
- Thomas Bangalterartist
- Hollow Covesartist
- Ham Sandwichartist
- British Sea Powerartist
- John Legend & The Rootsartist
- Vampire Weekendartist
- Chester Benningtonartist
- Chris Martinartist
- Mumford & Sonsartist
- Dan Reynoldsartist
- Will Championartist
- LCD Soundsystemartist
- Sea Powerartist
- Enter Shikariartist
- Islandsartist
- Noah and the Whaleartist
- Black Country, New Roadartist
- Reeve Carneyartist
- Nanna Bryndís Hilmarsdóttirartist
- Foot of the Mountainartist
- Urban Coneartist
- Scratch My Backartist
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