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Atlas Genius is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of The Beatles, Death Cab for Cutie, Beck, The Police and Phoenix. Those roots explain a lot about how Atlas Genius arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as The Royal Concept, Sir Sly, Smallpools, Youngblood Hawke and Cold War Kids, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Dreamers, Family of the Year and Silversun Pickups, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 39 connections around Atlas Genius, reaching back through The Beatles and forward to Dreamers. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Atlas Genius is an Australian alternative rock band formed in Adelaide, Australia in November 2009. The band's mainstay members are the Jeffery brothers, Keith on lead vocals and lead guitar; Michael on drums; and Darren Sell on keyboard. Their debut album, When It Was Now, was issued on 9 February 2013 and peaked at No. 34 on the United States Billboard 200. In 2013 two of their singles appeared on the related Alternative Songs Chart, "Trojans" at No. 4 and "If So" at No. 8. In 2013 the group toured the US in April and May, United Kingdom in May, and back to the US in August.
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Atlas Genius connections
Atlas Genius grew out of The Beatles, Death Cab for Cutie, Beck and The Police, shares an orbit with The Royal Concept, Sir Sly, Smallpools and Youngblood Hawke, went on to shape Dreamers, Family of the Year and Silversun Pickups. 39 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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