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Architecture in Helsinki

Architecture in Helsinki is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Born Ruffians, Bonde do Rolê, The Go-Betweens, Yo La Tengo and Múm. Those roots explain a lot about how Architecture in Helsinki arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Ra Ra Riot, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Stars, Islands and Mates of State, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into The Very Best, The Presets, Bogdan Raczynski, Hot Chip and Kevin Ayers, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 47 connections around Architecture in Helsinki, reaching back through Born Ruffians and forward to The Very Best. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

Architecture in Helsinki were an Australian indie pop band which consisted of Cameron Bird, Gus Franklin, Jamie Mildren, Sam Perry, and Kellie Sutherland. Before its hiatus, the band released five studio albums: Fingers Crossed (2003), In Case We Die (2005), Places Like This (2007), Moment Bends (2011), and Now + 4eva (2014). The band has been inactive since 2018.

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Architecture in HelsinkiBorn RuffiansBonde do RolêThe Go-BetweensYo La TengoMúmArab StrapDJ MehdiThe Very BestThe PresetsBogdan RaczynskiHot ChipKevin AyersTV on the RadioYeah Yeah YeahsGrizzly BearRa Ra RiotClap Your Hands Say …StarsIslandsMates of StateCoconut RecordsThe Fiery FurnacesShout Out Louds

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Architecture in Helsinki connections

Architecture in Helsinki grew out of Born Ruffians, Bonde do Rolê, The Go-Betweens and Yo La Tengo, shares an orbit with Ra Ra Riot, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Stars and Islands, went on to shape The Very Best, The Presets, Bogdan Raczynski and Hot Chip. 47 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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