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AWOLNATION is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Samantha Ronson, Finish Ticket, Max Frost, lovelytheband and Tessa Violet. Those roots explain a lot about how AWOLNATION arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Grouplove, Sir Sly, Atlas Genius, Joywave and The Airborne Toxic Event, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Macy Gray, DevilDriver, PVRIS, Fall Out Boy and Max Frost, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 48 connections around AWOLNATION, reaching back through Samantha Ronson and forward to Macy Gray. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Awolnation is an American rock band from Los Angeles formed and fronted by Aaron Bruno, formerly of Under the Influence of Giants, Home Town Hero, and Insurgence. The band is signed to Better Noise Music and formerly was signed to Red Bull Records. Their first EP, Back from Earth, was released on iTunes on May 18, 2010. They released their first studio album, Megalithic Symphony, on March 15, 2011; it featured their most notable hit, "Sail", which peaked at number 17 on the Billboard Hot 100, number 4 on the Billboard Rock Songs chart, and number 5 on the Billboard Alternative Songs chart.
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AWOLNATION connections
AWOLNATION grew out of Samantha Ronson, Finish Ticket, Max Frost and lovelytheband, shares an orbit with Grouplove, Sir Sly, Atlas Genius and Joywave, went on to shape Macy Gray, DevilDriver, PVRIS and Fall Out Boy. 48 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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