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Atlas Sound is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Deerhunter, The Stooges, Sonic Youth, Stereolab and Danny Elfman. Those roots explain a lot about how Atlas Sound arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Deerhunter, Lotus Plaza, Animal Collective, Deakin and Grizzly Bear, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Surfer Blood and Calvin Johnson, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 34 connections around Atlas Sound, reaching back through Deerhunter and forward to Surfer Blood. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Bradford James Cox is an American singer-songwriter and musician, best known as the lead singer and guitarist of the indie rock band Deerhunter. Cox formed Deerhunter with Paul Harper and Dan Walton in 2001. To date, the band has released eight studio albums along with several singles and EPs.
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Atlas Sound connections
Atlas Sound grew out of Deerhunter, The Stooges, Sonic Youth and Stereolab, shares an orbit with Deerhunter, Lotus Plaza, Animal Collective and Deakin, went on to shape Surfer Blood and Calvin Johnson. 34 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Atlas Sound
Sounds and acts that shaped Atlas Sound.
Artists similar to Atlas Sound
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Atlas Sound.
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- Deakinartist
- Grizzly Bearartist
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- Crystal Stiltsartist
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- Swirliesartist
- Clinicartist
- Ariel Pinkartist
- Yeasayerartist
- The Radio Dept.artist
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- Foxygenartist
- Lilysartist
- The Pains of Being Pure at Heartartist
- Caribouartist
- A.R. Kaneartist
- Yo La Tengoartist
- The Fiery Furnacesartist
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